Humayun, on regaining power in India, invited two Persian artists to establish a studio in his court and carry out royal paintings. Who were they?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad
Option (1) Bihzad and Abd us Samad — Incorrect. Abd us Samad was one of the two. Bihzad was a master of the Persian school of Herat named in Babur’s memoirs, not one of Humayun’s two artists.
Option (2) Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad — Correct. Humayun invited Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad, both famed for their skill in portraiture.
Option (3) Daswant and Shah Muzaffar — Incorrect. Daswant was the master artist who supervised the Razm Nama under Akbar. Shah Muzaffar is a painter named in Babur’s memoirs.
Option (4) Bihzad and Mir Sayyid Ali — Incorrect. Mir Sayyid Ali was one of the two. Bihzad was the Herat master named in Babur’s memoirs, not one of Humayun’s two artists.
Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …With the assistance of Shah Tahmasp, Humayun established his court in Kabul in 1545. … Impressed by the artists and with an ambition to recreate such art workshops in India, Humayun brought back with him the master artists when he regained power in India. He invited two Persian artists — Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad to establish a studio in his court and carry out royal paintings. It is important to note here that both the artists were famous and respected particularly for their skills in the art of portraiture.…” |