On a manuscript in the Bankipore Library, Patna: Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The manuscript contains seven miniatures that are completely in the Bukhara idiom of that date.
Reason (R): The manuscript is dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569), presumably Ibrahim Qutb Shah, who ruled Golconda from 1550 to 1580.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): The manuscript contains seven miniatures that are completely in the Bukhara idiom of that date. — True. The Bankipore Library manuscript holds seven such miniatures.
Reason (R): The manuscript is dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569), presumably Ibrahim Qutb Shah, who ruled Golconda from 1550 to 1580. — True. It is dedicated to this Golconda ruler.
Why R does not explain A? R only tells us for whom the manuscript was made and when he ruled. A ruler’s name and reign do not give its seven miniatures their Bukhara idiom.
The correct reason for A: painters who worked in the Bukhara manner may also have worked in the Deccan. The original Gulistan paintings of 1567 are attributed to Bukhara artists, and such painters may have painted this manuscript too.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The original paintings in the Gulistan of 1567 have been attributed by art historians to the Bukhara artists. Another interesting fact is that such painters may also have worked in the Deccan. This supported by a manuscript is now in the collection of Bankipore Library, Patna. It is signed by a scribe, Yusuf, and is dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569), presumably Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golconda, who ruled from 1550–1580. This manuscript contains seven miniatures that are completely in the Bukhara idiom of that date.” |