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Akbar's Throne

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Authors

Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Abstract

Description

This throne is placed on a large pillar in the centre of the Diwan-i-Kas and consists of a circular platform connected with the galleries surrounding the hall by a sort of bridge on the hall's diagonals. The central platform is supported by thirty-six brackets, arranged in a circle around the capital of the pillar. Akbar used to sit here to preside over religious meetings. His ministers took their places on the galleries around the hall.

Keywords

Mughal Architecture-- Fatehpur Sikri-- Fatehpur-Sikri Diwan-i-Khas, architecture, interior

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/182903

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Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1959

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This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.

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