Prince Salim showed interest in art from an early age. He came to be known as Jahangir once he acquired the Mughal throne after his return from Allahabad. What does the name Jahangir mean?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The World Seizer
Option (1) The Wonder of the Age — Incorrect. ‘Wonder of the Age’ is the meaning of Nadir al Zaman, the title linked with Abul Hasan.
Option (2) The King of the World — Incorrect. This is not the meaning the account gives for Jahangir.
Option (3) The World Seizer — Correct. Prince Salim came to be known as Jahangir — the World Seizer.
Option (4) The Chronicles of the King — Incorrect. This is the meaning of the Padshahnama, the painting project of Shah Jahan’s court atelier.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting Jahangir employed Aqa Riza, a well-known Iranian painter and his son Abul Hasan to achieve unparalleled sophistication in painting. Despite the formalised and established imperial atelier of Akbar, the keen patron in Jahangir rebelled to set his own atelier alongside his father’s. Prince Salim came to be known as Jahangir — the World Seizer once he acquired the Mughal throne after his return from Allahabad.” |