The ''Tāj-i 'Izzat'' ("Crown of Power and Glory") was a particular type of

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...

headdress, characteristic of the court of

Humayun Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from ...

(1508–1556), son and successor of

Babur Babur (; 14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively. He was also ...

, and invented by Humayun himself. The headdress was created by Humayun in 1532 (939 AH), two years after his first accession as Mughal Emperor. The ''Tāj-i 'Izzat'' was discontinued early in the reign of his son Akbar I. In creating the ''Tāj-i 'Izzat'', it is thought that Humayun probably tried to emulate and rival the Persian '' Taj-i Haydari'', created by the Safavids as a symbol of their Sufi organization. The creation of the ''Tāj-i 'Izzat'' may have been a reaction to Babur's allegiance to the Safavids, and part of Humayun's attempt to create a spiritual system that could rival that of the Safavids. File:Contemporary portrait of Humayun (painted in Kabul, in 1550-55) Enhanced.jpg, Contemporary life-time portrait of Humayun, painted in Kabul, in 1550-55 File:Humayun attendants, with Tāj-i 'Izzat headdress.jpg, Humayun attendants, with ''Tāj-i 'Izzat'' headdress, Kabul in 1550-55 File:Akbar portrait in Kabul (1550-56).jpg, Contemporary portrait of the young

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

, son of Humayun, wearing the ''Tāj-i 'Izzat''

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