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Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and Courtiers

c. 1783
gum tempera and gold on paper
Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin 1986.63
Location: not on view
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Ruler of the western Himalayan kingdom of Kangra from 1775 to 1823, Sansar Chand (1765–1823) is seated on a red dais. As a youth at around 18 years of age, he still has not grown a beard, and his distinctive curly bushy hair is visible beneath his pink turban. This portrait may commemorate the Mughals relinquishing control of Kangra in 1783.
Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and Courtiers

Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and Courtiers

c. 1783

Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra

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