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The Tughlaq Ruler of Hindustan Visiting Namdev (Victoria and Albert Museum, IM.2:146-1917)

Hindu Art

A Sikh woodcut made in Lahore or Amritsar around 1870, catalogued by the Victoria and Albert Museum as depicting the Tughlaq ruler of Hindustan visiting the Marathi bhakti poet-saint Namdev, a legend recounting a Muslim sultan's encounter with the low-born devotee whose songs are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under accession IM.2:146-1917.

Facts
Classification
Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
Physical Form
Medium
Woodcut, Lahore or Amritsar, about 1870, Victoria and Albert Museum IM.2:146-1917 1
Medium (class)
Woodcut 1
Connections

Associated With

Amritsar, Cities

This source names Amritsar directly: "A Sikh woodcut made in Lahore or Amritsar around 1870, catalogued by the Victoria and Albert Museum as depicting the Tughlaq ruler of Hindustan visiting the Marathi bhakti poet-saint Namdev, a..."

Source Sikh Woodcut of the Tughlaq Ruler Visiting Namdev, accession IM.2:146-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Lahore, Cities

This source names Lahore directly: "A Sikh woodcut made in Lahore or Amritsar around 1870, catalogued by the Victoria and Albert Museum as depicting the Tughlaq ruler of Hindustan visiting the Marathi bhakti poet-saint Namdev, a..."

Source Sikh Woodcut of the Tughlaq Ruler Visiting Namdev, accession IM.2:146-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Marathi, Languages

This source names Marathi directly: "ruler of Hindustan visiting the Marathi bhakti poet-saint Namdev, a legend recounting a Muslim sultan's encounter with the low-born devotee whose songs are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib."

Source Sikh Woodcut of the Tughlaq Ruler Visiting Namdev, accession IM.2:146-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions
Source Sikh Woodcut of the Tughlaq Ruler Visiting Namdev, accession IM.2:146-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Depicts

Namdev, Figures

The V&A's own cataloguing sentence for this woodcut names the subject outright as the figure the ruler visits, "Namdev," a direct narrative identification rather than a bare tag.

Source Sikh Woodcut of the Tughlaq Ruler Visiting Namdev, accession IM.2:146-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Originated In

Punjab, Regions
Source Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API: V&A object record O79116
Sources
1. Sikh Woodcut of the Tughlaq Ruler Visiting Namdev, accession IM.2:146-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Victoria and Albert Museum
  • accession IM.2:146-1917
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A Sikh woodcut made in Lahore or Amritsar around 1870, catalogued by the Victoria and Albert Museum as depicting the Tughlaq ruler of Hindustan visiting the Marathi bhakti poet-saint Namdev, a legend recounting a Muslim sultan's encounter with the low-born devotee whose songs are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API: V&A object record O79116
Victoria and Albert Museum Collections APIOriginated In: Punjab, placesOfOrigin
Quote, Originated In: Punjab, placesOfOrigin
"text": "Lahore"
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