Timur distributes gifts from his grandson, the Prince of Multan, from a Zafar-nama (Book of Victories) 1598-1600 Shravana (Indian) India, Delhi, Mughal court, 16th century Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper Sheet: 28.2 x 20.2 cm (11 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.); Image: 14.7 x 9.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.) Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 2012.301 DID YOU KNOW? Pre-modern giftwrap: Round textiles cover presentation platters. DESCRIPTION The Zafar-nama, a biography of Timur praising his accomplishments, was written in Persian and completed about 20 years after his death. The author was a prominent scholar and advisor to a grandson of Timur who succeeded him as ruler of the Timurid Empire. The Mughal emperors treasured their copies of the Zafar-nama and referenced it during their own acts of territorial expansion. Akbar was overjoyed when his father’s copy, which had been lost in battle 60 years before, was returned to him in 1596. Soon after, Akbar commissioned his own illustrated copy, from which this page has come. PROVENANCE ?-2012 Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920-2013], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2012- The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH EXHIBITION HISTORY Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); December 5, 2013. Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).