Punjabi Miniature showing Guru Nanak with followersWikimedia Commons · SpeakingArch · CC BY-SA ↗
Sikhs paying homage to Guru NanakWellcome Collection (via Europeana) · CC BY ↗
Babur fights Hazara tribesmen in February 1507 on the road from Herat to KabulV&A, London · photo c.1590 artist (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Hazara horseman fighting Babur's troops on the Herat-Kabul road in February 1507.V&A, London · photo 1589-90 artist (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Battle of Panipat (20 April 1526)National Museum, New Delhi · photo Painters of Babur (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Model of Battle of Panipat (1526) displayed at Indian War Memorial museum, NaubatkhanaWikimedia Commons · Vssun · CC BY-SA ↗
Humayun's army had a significant role in the battle of Panipat in CE 1526National Museum, New Delhi · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Guru Angad, Lahore Museum, accLahore Museum · photo possibly the family workshop (or atelier) of Nainsukh of Gul (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Brass, India, 16th centuryWikimedia Commons · Annonymouse9 · CC BY ↗
Angel on a Composite Animal, Mughal Painting circa 16th century, Chandigarh MuseumGovernment Museum, Chandigarh · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
The text on the back of the picture describes the Battle of Machhiwara in May 1555Wikimedia Commons · unbekannter Maler im Atelier Akbars in Lahore ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal empire, 1555-1556 Furnishings Opaque watercolor, goldLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Mir Sayyid Ali (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
BAIRAM KHAN PETITIONS THE YOUNG AKBAR FOLLOWING THE SIEGE OF MANKOT IN 1557V&A, London · photo unbekannter Maler im Atelier Akbars in Lahore (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Drawing, Lahore1556-1605 · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal empire, circa 1585-1590 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal empire, circa 1585-1590 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Babur's army defeating Hazara tribesmen, c.1589, Baburnama, housed at the V&A MuseumV&A, London · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal empire, circa 1590 Drawings; watercolors Ink, opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Attributed to Basawan (India, Akbar reign, Mughal Empire, ac (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal, circa 1590 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor, goldLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal, circa 1590 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor, goldLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Akbarnamaca. 1590-95 · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Wazir Khan and Bahadur Khanca. 1590-95 · Mughal Empire© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal, circa 1594 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor, goldLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal, circa 1594 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor, goldLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal empire, colophon dated 1596 Drawings; watercolors Opaque…LACMA, Los Angeles · photo Basawan (India, active circa 1556-1600) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal, 1596 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Timur distributes gifts from his grandson, the Prince of Multan, from a Zafar-nama1598–1600 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Berlín Lahore ca. 1610- 01Wikimedia Commons · Miguel Hermoso Cuesta · CC BY-SA ↗
Berlín Lahore ca. 1610- 02Wikimedia Commons · Miguel Hermoso Cuesta · CC BY-SA ↗
Berlín Lahore ca. 1610- 03Wikimedia Commons · Miguel Hermoso Cuesta · CC BY-SA ↗
Bracketca. 1617-1618 · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46)probably 1619 · Mughal India, Court of Jahangir (reigned 1605 - 27), possibly LaCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Contemporary portrait of Dara Shikoh in 1628British Museum, London · photo 1628 artist (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Painting of Dara Shikoh (left) and Mian Mir (right) seated together, ca.1630British Library, London · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Ia) Shah Jahan watches the assault on Daulatabad Fort in 1633; b) Capture of Daulatabad…LACMA, Los Angeles · photo Babur (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
A) Shah Jahan watches the assault on Daulatabad Fort in 1633; b) Capture of Daulatabad…LACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Sultan Dara Shikoh (1615-1659 CE) and his son on the elephant ManmurtWikimedia Commons · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA ↗
Balchand, Prince Dara Shikuh And His Mistress On A Terrace At Night 1640-1650 Aga Khan…Wikimedia Commons · Balchand ↗
Mughal Miniature showing Dara Shukoh viewing acrobats, circa 1640-50 CE, National MuseumNational Museum, New Delhi · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
A Mughal Painting showing a Hunting Scene, circa 17th century, Chandigarh MuseumGovernment Museum, Chandigarh · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Jehangir on a Hunt, circa 17th century CE, Government Museum and Art Gallery, ChandigarhGovernment Museum, Chandigarh · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Shah Jehan in court, circa 1650 CE, Mughal School of ArtGovernment Museum, Chandigarh · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Celestial Sphere1656-1657 · لاہور© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Folio of the Adi Granth with nishan (signature) of Guru Tegh Bahadur, ca.1676Government Museum, Chandigarh · photo Guru Tegh Bahadur (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Raja Bikram Singh of Guler smoking a hookahلگبھگ 1678–90 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal PradeshCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Portret van Dara Shikoh, de oudste zoon van Shah Jahan1686Rijksmuseum (via Europeana) ↗
Guru Gobind Singh mixing nectar for his disciples at the birth of KhalsaWellcome Collection ↗
Painting of Guru Gobind Singh seated leaning against a bolster on a terrace with a…Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Guru Gobind Singh on horseback with entourageWikimedia Commons ↗
Dasaratha and Ramaca. 1690 - ca. 1700 · Kulu© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
A Portrait, circa 1700 CE, Rajasthani School of Art, Lahore Museum, Pakistan H-15Lahore Museum · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal empire, circa 1700 Alternate Title: Aftaba Furnishings;…LACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Cannon of Guru Gobind Singh, Anandpur Saheb, Punjab 1700 AD Govt Museum ChandigarhGovernment Museum, Chandigarh · photo Deepank Ranka (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY ↗
Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy, including Guru Gobind Singh in 1701. "History…The Met, New York · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Asavari Raginica. 1700 - ca. 1710 · Kulu© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Kuntala Ragaca. 1700 - ca. 1710 · Kulu© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Raja Dilip Singh of Guler on a daisلگبھگ 1707 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗Search the museums' full collections
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Shown here are the objects whose pictures museums have released openly. Far more are in their collections, and in museums with no open search, such as the Lahore Museum. Searching for "Punjab".
Pictures from the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum (via Europeana), Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, 65 more, found automatically: public domain or openly licensed, except the V&A's, shown for non-commercial use with the museum's credit. Titles and dates are the museums' own; each card names its museum and any licence. Updated 2026-10-26.