When did Mughal painting develop, and until when did it continue?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 16th to mid-19th century
Option (1) 15th to mid-18th century — Incorrect. Mughal painting developed in the sixteenth century, not the fifteenth. It also continued till the mid-nineteenth century.
Option (2) 16th to mid-19th century — Correct. It developed in the sixteenth century and continued till the mid-nineteenth century.
Option (3) 16th to mid-18th century — Incorrect. It began in the sixteenth century but continued till the mid-nineteenth century, not the eighteenth.
Option (4) 17th to mid-19th century — Incorrect. It continued till the mid-nineteenth century, but it had developed earlier, in the sixteenth century.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting Mughal painting is the style of miniature painting that developed in the northern Indian subcontinent in the sixteenth century and continued till the mid–nineteenth century. It is known for its sophisticated techniques and diverse range of subjects and themes. The Mughal miniature painting inspired and resonated in subsequent schools and styles of Indian painting, thereby, confirming a definite position for the Mughal style within the Indian school of paintings.” |