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Title

Muhammad Bairam Beg Turkman / the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India presents ; a film by Prithwiraj Mishra.

Publication

[New Delhi] : External Publicity & Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs [Government of India], 2002.

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Additional Authors

• India. External Publicity & Public Diplomacy Division.
• Misra, Prithwiraj,

Description

1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (approximately 51 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Muhammad Bairam Beg Turkman, also known as Bairam Khan, was a military general during the Mughal period who served Mughal emperors Humayun and his son Akbar. Humayun and Bairam Khan were very close friends. Humayun died when Akbar was only fourteen years old and Bairam Khan took over the responsibility of guiding and tutoring Akbar. Bairam carried out all duties on behalf of Akbar as the latter was more inclined towards music, hunting and elephant fights. Bairam was dismissed after Akbar took over the throne, after which he left for Mecca. The film visually narrates the life of Bairam Khan through paintings of war and other important events in the lives of Bairam Khan, Humayun and Akbar. The film also takes us through the forts and palaces of the Mughal empire.

Subjects

• Generals
• Documentary films
• Biography
• Khan, Bairam, 1524?-1561
• Historical films
• History
• Generals > Asia, Central > Biography
• 1526-1765
• Mogul Empire > History
• Asia, Central
• India > Mogul Empire
• Generals > Mogul Empire > Biography
• India > History > 1526-1765

Genre/Form

• Biography.
• Documentary films.
• Historical films.
• History.

Note

• Copyright notice on container: MEA.
• "A Public Diplomacy initiative of the Government of India."
• Summary taken from container.

Credits (note)

• Script, direction, and edited by Prithwiraj Misra ; narration, Nikhil Kapoor ; music, Manmath Mishra.

LCCN

2015358286

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries