How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone − the rich and the poor, the powerful and the weak − received justice equally from the emperor?

The construction of the royal court in Red Fort emphasized the connection between the imperial court and royal justice. Behind the emperors throne were a series of inlays which pictured Orpheus playing the lute. It was believed that Orpheus’ music calmed ferocious beasts and made them co-exist in harmony. All this gave the impression that the king’s justice would treat the high and the low as equals, creating a world in which all could live in harmony.

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