Babur celebrates the birth of Humayun in the Chahar Bagh of Kabul (1508); an illustration to the memoirs of the Emperor Babur, 'Vaqi 'at-i Baburi', by Sur Gujarati, c.1590
Humayun (to the left) is welcomed by the Safavid Persian ruler, Shah Tahmasp, at whose court he finds refuge in 1543
The Purana Qila contains a small octagonal pavilion popularly called the Sher Mandal, said to have been the place on the stairs of which Humayun fell to his death
A drawing of Humayun, from the 1700's
Humaion's Tomb, where the King was captured by Hodgson, [Delhi]," a photo by Robert and Harriet Tytler, 1858
A gelatin silver photo, c.1880's
A photo from c. the 1920's
Timur, Babur, and Humayun"-- a modern Mughal-style miniature by Ramesh Sharma;
A depiction from Chatelain, 'Atlas historique', Amsterdam, 1707
Another later painting of Humayun, 1700's
A photo by Bourne, 1860's
The welcoming party is depicted in the frescoed arch (shown upside down) at the upper right of this photo: **; these Safavid frescoes in the Chehel Sotun palace, in Isfahan, were completed in 1647
A closer look at one of his coins
Humayun minted some exceptionally intricate silver coins: some examples from 1538-39
*Humayun, Babur, Jahangir, Akbar: a painting from the 'Amal-i Salih, a history of Shah Jahan by Muhammad Salih Kanbu; 1700's
"The Tomb of Humayum at Old Delhi," a photogravure by Martin Hurlimann, 1928
Humayun finally defeated his rebellious brother Kamran in Kabul in 1553, in a battle that paved the way for his return. This painting was commissioned by Akbar c.1597, and is from the collection of the Aga Khan Museum
A photo from c. the 1880's
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