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"Portrait of Shaikh Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

recto and verso: early 19th century
Not on view
This portrait of a sufi is identified along the right border as being the likeness of Shaikh Muin al-Din Hasan Chishti (1141–1230), an important member of the Chishtiyya sufi order. Founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan in 930, the Chishtiyya Sufi Order expanded to India when Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti traveled there in 1193. His presence in India led to an expansion of the Chishti order in the Indian subcontinent, which continued to flourish long after his death in 1230. The tomb of Shaikh Muin al-Din Hasan Chishti in Ajmer is to this day a popular destination for pilgrims wishing to venerate this respected saint.

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Object Information
  • Title: "Portrait of Shaikh Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
  • Date: recto and verso: early 19th century
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 15 1/8 in. (38. 4 cm)
    W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.121.10.26
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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