In 1851-52, a Delhi artist painted the only known portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar's spiritual adviser Kale Miyan; the rare image reached the US art market in 2000 and sold in London for £63,500 in 2026

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• A portrait of Ghulam Nasir al-Din, known as Kale Miyan, spiritual adviser to Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, was painted in Mughal Delhi in 1851-52.
• The painting is considered the only known portrait of him and appeared on the American art market in 2000.