page_title: Muhammad Saleh Thattvi
hierarchical_section_title: Muhammad Saleh Thattvi
caption_attribution_description: A six-foot high, life-size portrait of Mughal emperor Jahangir, considered to be rarest and most desirable 17th century paintings ever to go for auction.
context_page_description: Muhammad Saleh Thattvi, Mughal metallurgist, astronomer, geometer and craftsman, was born and raised in Thatta, Sindh province in Pakistan, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the governorship of the Mughal Nawab Mirza Ghazi Beg of Sindh. During those years young metallurgists were recruited, patronized and delivered to the Mughal court at Agra.
context_section_description: Muhammad Saleh Thattvi (1074 AH/1663–64 AD), Mughal metallurgist, astronomer, geometer and craftsman, was born and raised in Thatta, Sindh province in Pakistan, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the governorship of the Mughal Nawab Mirza Ghazi Beg of Sindh.  During those years young metallurgists were recruited, patronized and delivered to the Mughal court at Agra.
caption: A detailed portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir holding a globe probably made by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi, (painting by: Abul Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman (dated 1617 AD)[1][2]
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