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Full size 800 × 1080 pixels THE WARRIOR QUEEN Chand Bibi
A portrait of Mughal Emperor Akbar, depicted in a short white robe/pleated tunic which reaches his knees, and tight, patterned trousers underneath. He wears a red turban-like head covering and is holding a sword in one hand, at ease and resting on the ground, and a strand of beads or similar object in his outstretched hand. Akbar's army was famously defeated by Chand Bibi in her defense of the fort of Ahmadnagar.

Mughal Emperor Akbar, defeated by Chand Bibi at the Fort of Ahmednagar
image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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