This is an image of Emperor Mahmud Shah II. This is the Emperor who owned the palace that the framed narrator stays in within the story.

Zafar Mahal, Mehrauli.jpg. 28 Dec. 2013, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zafar_Mahal,_Mehrauli.jpg. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025. Reproduced in accordance with the Doctrine of Fair Use, as per 17 USC 107.

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“Muhammad Rizavi Hindi - Posthumous Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah (Reigned 1719-1748) - 2013.347.a - Cleveland Museum of Art.” Https://Picryl.com/Media/Muhammad-Rizavi-Hindi-Posthumous-Portrait-of-The-Mughal-Emperor-Muhammad-Shah-59290c, 1©
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