# Shah Jahan

- By: Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650)
- Date: c. 1630
- Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 5.4 x 3.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
- Culture: India, Mughal Period (1526-1756)
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1969)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1920.1969/1920.1969_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This sensitive portrait jewel was probably painted shortly after Shah Jahan came to the throne of the powerful Mughal Empire in 1628 after the death of his father, Jahangir. He decided to wear a full beard, in reference to his increased orthodoxy in comparison to his more liberal father and grandfather. The artist’s signature appears behind Shah Jahan’s nape.