The Great Mughals

Susan Stronge is Senior Curator, Asia Department at the V&A

Preface, Susan Stronge -- Introduction, Rajeev Kinra -- THE REIGN OF AKBAR (1556-1605) -- The reign of Akbar and the creation of a new art, Susan Stronge -- The bronze and copper wares of Mughal Hindustan, Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani -- The Portuguese and the global gem trade, Hugo Crespo -- A V&A Koran the imperial Mughal collection, Ursula Sims-Williams -- The Bargello mother-of-pearl shield and its European reception, Adriana Concin -- THE REIGN OF JAHANGIR (1605-27) and Nur Jahan -- The reign of Jahangir: The treasury of the world, Susan Stronge -- Sa'ida-ye Gilani and the jades of Hindustan, Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani -- Mughal Carpets, Steven Cohen -- A Sufi ode from a vanished Lahore mosque, 1615-16, Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani -- All that glitters: An early Mughal Zardozi canopy -- The making of the V&A Mughal coat, Avalon Fotheringham -- The zodiacal and portrait coins of Emperor Jahangir: Art and poetry in circulation, Shailendra Bhandare -- THE REIGN OF SHAH JAHAN (1628-58) -- The reign of Shah Jahan: the Garden of Paradise, Susan Stronge -- Mughal Textiles and Dress, Sylvia Houghteling -- Plumes, pets and pishkesh: Exotic animals and the Great Mughals, Peter Jarman -- The 'Fire-Bearing' sword of Emperor Jahangir: A Mughal dynastic heirloom, Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani -- Chinese porcelain in the Mughal treasury, Ricarda Brosch -- Architectural drawings, Divia Patel -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author biographies -- Acknowledgements -- Picture credits -- Index