[mairdie]

That image, by Mukund, was: Muhammad Amin Diwan escorting the widow of Bairam Khan and her infant son Abdur Rahim to Ahmadabad in 1561, following the assassination of Bairam Khan. Bairam Khan (c. 1501-1561) was an important military commander, later commander-in-chief of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of the Mughal Emperors, Humayun and Akbar. He was also guardian, chief mentor, adviser, teacher and the most trusted ally of Akbar. Humayun honored him as Khan-i-Khanan, which means "King of Kings". Obviously, important to Akbar, so the infant must have been being carefully guarded. I didn't know that about cheetahs. I just thought of them as terrifying. Interesting that they domesticate the cheetah and cut the heads off the tigers.

[Gingersnap]

I think Cheetahs behave more like canines in some ways so that might be the reason they were used for hunting. I know they are still used by some wealthy hunters in parts of the Middle East and Africa although I don’t whether that use is exactly legal today.