The Death of Khan Jahan Lodi (3 February 1631)

~The illustrations to the circa 1625 Rasamanjari from the royal court at Mewar are brilliant with contrasting colors (see fig. Int.1). Red predominates, forms are prominently outlined, and compositions are compartmentalized, as if built from discrete units. Simple, bold, decorative patterns represent trees and flowers, and the...

India is perhaps unique as a place outside Africa where sub-Saharan Africans ruled largely non-African populations for a considerable time...