1554-1570. Rupmatiwas a Hindu poetess, famed throughout India forbeauty and learning. Their love is the theme ofmany songs. When Baz Bahadur, in 1570, wasdefeated byAkbars general, Adham Khan, Rupmatitook poison to avoid his importunity. The picture,or a variant of it, in which the two are riding… … RIDING BY NIGHT. KRO.M AN INDIAN IMCTUBE (PROB. I7TH CENTURY) (In the Collection of C. H. Read, Esq.)
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