Mughal painting grew under one emperor after another, from Humayun to Shah Jahan and his sons. Arrange the following events in the order in which they took place.
(A) Abul Hasan, titled Nadir al Zaman, paints Jahangir’s dream of a visit by Shah Abbas.
(B) Humayun sees the miniature paintings and manuscripts of Shah Tahmasp’s court during his exile.
(C) Dara Shikoh is defeated by his brother Aurangzeb in the war of succession.
(D) Abul Fazal records that more than a hundred artists are employed in the royal atelier.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
(B) comes first. Humayun saw the Safavid art of miniature painting while in exile at Shah Tahmasp’s court. He later brought Persian artists back to India.
(D) comes second. Abul Fazal was the court historian of Akbar, Humayun’s son. He wrote about the artists of Akbar’s royal atelier.
(A) comes third. Abul Hasan worked for Jahangir, Akbar’s son. His Jahangir’s Dream shows the Persian emperor Shah Abbas.
(C) comes last. Dara Shikoh was the son of Shah Jahan, who followed Jahangir. Dara lost the war of succession to Aurangzeb.
NCERT (2026-27): “Babur was succeeded by his son Humayun in 1530, who unfortunately fell prey to political unrest, and his life took many unexpected turns. Dethroned by an Afghan, Sher Khan (Sher Shah), Humayun took refuge in the court of the Safavid Persian ruler, Shah Tahmasp. … It was during his exile in Shah Tahmasp’s court that Humanyun witnessed the magnificent artistic tradition of miniature paintings and manuscripts.” “The tradition and fascination for painting started by Humayun was carried forward by his illustrious son Akbar (1556–1605). Abul Fazal, the court historian of Akbar, writes about Akbar’s passion for arts. He records that more than a hundred artists were employed in the royal atelier.” “Akbar had formalised the Mughal miniature style and set standards, which were further taken to new heights by his son Jahangir (1605–1627). … Jahangir employed Aqa Riza, a well-known Iranian painter and his son Abul Hasan to achieve unparalleled sophistication in painting.” “Jahangir’s Dream (1618–22) by Abul Hasan, given the title Nadir al Zaman, meaning the ‘Wonder of the Age’, refers to the Emperor’s dream, in which he was visited by Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas, his rival, who possessed the much desired province of Qandahar.” “The son of Jahangir, Prince Khurram, succeeded the throne of Delhi by the name Shah Jahan (1628–1658).” “The legitimate successor of Shah Jahan, his son Dara Shikoh, was denied his empire and life. … In the war of succession that occurred in the lifetime of Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb.” |