Babur Confronting his Enemies

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This scene from Walters manuscript W.596 depicts the Mughal emperor Babur with his brave companions, confronting their enemies in the mountains of Kharabuk and Pashamun. The text refers to Babur and his few men deciding to charge the enemy, who stand immobile.

Exhibitions

Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur (1483-1530) (Author)

Period

10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Medium

ink and pigments on re-margined paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.596.5B

Measurements

H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 1/4 in. (32 x 21 cm)

Geographies

India (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from the Baburnama	Title
late 13th century AH/AD 19th century-early 14th century AH/AD 20th century	Period
W.596.binding	Accession

Birds of Hindustan: Starlings, Called Pandavali	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.31A	Accession
bees	Tags

Inhabitants of Osh Driving Out the Enemy	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.25B	Accession
tiles	Tags

Babur and His Retinue Visiting Gor Khatri from the Baburnama (Book of Babur)	Title
998-1097 AH/AD 1590s (Mughal)	Period
W.596.22B	Accession

Foray to Kuhat (Kohat)	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.7A	Accession
different	Tags

Baburnama	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596	Accession
intricate, iran, persian, birds	Tags

Leaf from the Baburnama	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.6B	Accession

Birds of Hindustan: Luchas, Called Buqalamun, and Partridges	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.31B	Accession

Babur and His Army in the Sinjid Valley	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.30B	Accession

Birds of Hindustan and Alligators	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.29B	Accession

Birds of Hindustan: Bats and Ducks	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.29A	Accession

Date Trees of Hindustan	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.28B	Accession

Animals and Birds of of Hindustan: MonkeysThat Can Be Taught to Do Tricks, from the Baburnama (Book of Babur)	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.27B	Accession

Animals of Hindustan: Small Deer and Cows Called Gini	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.27A	Accession

Animals and Birds of Hindustan: Squirrels and Peacock, from the Baburnama (Book of Babur)	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.26B	Accession

Fall of Samarqand	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.24A	Accession

Baqi Chaghanyani Paying Homage to Babur	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.23B	Accession

Babur and his Party Hunting for Rhinoceros in Swati	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.21B	Accession

Final Phase of the Battle of Kandahar on the Side of the Murghan Mountain	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.20B	Accession

Hamzah Sultan, Mahdi Sultan, and Mamaq Sultan Paying Homage to Babur	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.19A	Accession

The Battle of Sultan Husayn Mirza Against Sultan Mas'ud Mirza	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.18B	Accession

Babur Riding a Raft from Kunar Back to Atar	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.17B	Accession

Babur Entering Kabul	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.16A	Accession

Sultan Muhammad Vays Offering Babur a Healthy Horse	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.15A	Accession

The Battle of Panipat	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.14A	Accession

The Confrontation with the Afghans	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.13B	Accession

Babur Being Entertained in Ghazni by Jahangir Mirza	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.12B	Accession

Presentation of Awards at Sultan Ibrahim’s Court	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.11A	Accession

Babur, on the Way to Hindustan, Camping at Jam	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.10B	Accession

'Ali Dust Taghayi Paying Homage to Babur	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.9B	Accession

Muhammad Husaym Mirza Being Released by Babur	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.8A	Accession

Siege and Battle of Isfarah	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)	Period
W.596.6A	Accession