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Miniature of a Mughal Prince

A History of the World in 100 Objects

CHAPTER

A History of the World

Jahan Ghir's painting shows him kneeling before a Sufi saint and bending his neck. The prince is not coerced or forced to do this, says Dr Ravi Agrawal. This tradition of the state accommodating all religions with equal respect survived political upheavals in India. In the next programme we're once again in a culture that embraces both Hinduism and Islam.

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