Humayun started the project of illustrating the Hamza Nama. Who continued this project after him?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Akbar
Option (1) Jahangir — Incorrect. Jahangir was Akbar’s son. Under him, paintings in albums with minute details became popular, not the Hamza Nama.
Option (2) Akbar — Correct. Humayun’s son and successor Akbar continued the Hamza Nama. It was the earliest of his projects.
Option (3) Shah Jahan — Incorrect. Shah Jahan was a later member of the Mughal dynasty, after Akbar and Jahangir. Humayun’s project passed to his own son.
Option (4) Aurangzeb — Incorrect. Aurangzeb was a later Mughal emperor, after Shah Jahan. The Hamza Nama was continued by Humayun’s son, not a later ruler.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting …Not much is known about the size and composition of Humayun’s workshop in India. However, it is known that he started the project of illustration of Hamza Nama that was continued by his son and successor Akbar.” “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting …Akbar, believed to be suffering from dyslexia (a condition where a person finds difficulty in reading), laid great emphasis on illustration of manuscripts. It was under his patronage that several seminal projects of translation and illustration of manuscripts were carried out. The earliest of his projects is the continuation of his father’s artistic legacy of Hamza Nama, an illustrated account of the heroic deeds of Hamza, the uncle of Prophet Muhammad.” |