The Mughal emperor Jahangir fought a long campaign to conquer Ahmednagar, but could not achieve this goal due to fierce resistance from Ambar's forces.
These display a wide variety of motifs drawn from Islamic, Hindu, and Christian iconographies, and are serve to reflect the inner psyche of their patron.
[5] The principal subject is Jahangir, shooting a second arrow through the severed head of Malik Ambar, impaled upon a javelin.
[4] To the left is the severed head of Malik Ambar, with an open mouth and eyes rolled back, is depicted without a turban, and thus a disrespectful portrayal.
[4] The following text is inscribed below the scale: "Through the justice of Shah Nur al-Din Jahangir, the lion has sipped milk from the teat of the goat".