Deccani painting can be traced over several periods of history. Arrange the following stages in the history of Deccani painting in the correct order, from the earliest to the latest:
(A) Painting in the provincial courts of Rajas and Nawabs under the Nizam
(B) Painting under the Sultans of the Deccan in the late sixteenth century
(C) Painting under the Asafiya dynasty
(D) The conquest of the Deccan by the Mughals
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
(B) Painting under the Sultans of the Deccan in the late sixteenth century — first. The history of Deccani painting can largely be traced from the late sixteenth century, when various Sultans of the Deccan nurtured the school.
(D) The conquest of the Deccan by the Mughals — second. This main period runs until the 1680s, the time when the Mughals conquered the Deccan.
(C) Painting under the Asafiya dynasty — third. After the conquest, the style continued to be seen in the nineteenth century and under the Asafiya dynasty.
(A) Painting in the provincial courts of Rajas and Nawabs under the Nizam — fourth. The style is seen finally in these courts, in the State of Hyderabad.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Deccani Schools of Painting The history of Deccani Painting can largely be constructed from the late sixteenth century until the 1680s — the time when the Mughals conquered the Deccan. It is continued to be seen in the art of the nineteenth century, as well as, under the Asafiya dynasty, and finally, in paintings in the provincial courts of Rajas and Nawabs, ruling various lands in the State of Hyderabad under the Nizam. …In the plateau region of southern India, beyond the Vindhya mountain range, an endearing school of painting, which was distinct and strong, was nurtured and expanded under various Sultans of the Deccan in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.” |