Left half of a double page composition (right half being is. 2:21-1896). Depicts akbar's adventure on his elephant hawa'i outside the fort of agra in 1561. According to abu'l fazl, hawa'i was reputed to be one of the strongest and most difficult elephants to handle, yet akbar mounted him with ease and pitted him against an equally fierce elephant named ran bagha. The illustration shows akbar, mounted on hawa'i, pursuing the elephant ran bagha across a collapsing bridge of boats over the river jamuna. The bridge is collapsing under the weight of the elephants and a number of akbar's servants have jumped into the water to follow the chase. Object Type: folio, manuscript illumination. Date: circa 1590-95,. Place of creation: Mughal Empire. Dimensions: Height: 33 cm, Width: 20 cm. Medium: gold, paper, watercolour. Depicted People: Akbar. Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum. 1561-Akbar riding the elephant Hawa'I pursuing another elephant across a collapsing bridge of boats (left)
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