Shah Jahan HuntingPainting from Padshahnama
1645 AD.
Besides depicting the major events of Shah Jahan, the Padshanama also captures Shah Jahan' passions and activities. Here we see him on a royal hunt near Palam. According to Shah Jahan he had killed eighteen black bucks and deers without missing a shot. Hunting was a royal pass time. It not only improved the marksmanship of the emperors, but also was symbolic for the subjects: the emperor as a protector of the people from the wild nature, from the wild beasts. Even the royal ladies used to go out and hunt. According to Jahangir once he and Nur Jahan went for a hunt. While Jahangir missed the shot while trying to kill a tiger, Nur Jahan shot him dead just with a single shot.
Such paintings not only tell us about the royal passtimes, they also tell us about the weapons which were used at the time. Here Shah Jahan is using a long musket riffle. Moreover, these Mughal paintings would become the role models for the Rajput style of painting which we will dicsuss shortly.
Such paintings not only tell us about the royal passtimes, they also tell us about the weapons which were used at the time. Here Shah Jahan is using a long musket riffle. Moreover, these Mughal paintings would become the role models for the Rajput style of painting which we will dicsuss shortly.
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