Who amongst the following artists accompanied Humayun to Delhi?
A. Bihzad
B. Mir Sayyid Ali
C. Muhammad Hussain
D. Abdus Samad
E. Sadullah Khan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, D only
Artists from Iran also came to the Mughal court: Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad were made to accompany Emperor Humayun to Delhi.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “3. The Painted Image … The names of painters – such as that of Bihzad – contributed to spreading the cultural fame of the Safavid court far and wide. Artists from Iran also made their way to Mughal India. Some were brought to the Mughal court, as in the case of Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad, who were made to accompany Emperor Humayun to Delhi. Others migrated in search of opportunities to win patronage and prestige. A conflict between the emperor and the spokesmen of orthodox Muslim opinion on the question of visual representations of living beings was a source of tension at the Mughal court.…” |