Tāj-i 'Izzat

The Tāj-i 'Izzat ("Crown of Power and Glory") was a particular type of Mughal Empire headdress, characteristic of the court of Humayun (1508–1556), son and successor of Babur, 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.

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