N R S

Nuri Nadira Bano

Nuri Nadira Bano was a distinguished female artist of the Mughal court in the early 17th century, identified in the famed Gulshan Album as a “student of Aqa Riza.” Her significance lies in her rare position as a documented female artist in a male-dominated...

Ruqaya Banu

Ruqaya Banu was a Mughal painter active in the early 1600s, known for her unique reinterpretation of European prints into a distinctively Mughal artistic and spiritual idiom. Her work is particularly significant because she was one of the few named female artists of...

Sahifa Banu

Sahifa Banu was a prominent and highly skilled Mughal miniaturist active in the early 17th century, during the reign of Emperor Jahangir. As one of the very few known women artists at the Mughal court, her work provides rare insight into the artistic life of the royal...