Bijapur painting drew on several artistic traditions. Match the Bijap…

Bijapur painting drew on several artistic traditions. Match the Bijapur works and features in List-I with the traditions they echo in List-II.

List-I	List-II
A. The Ragamala series of Bijapur	I. Ottoman Turkish manuscripts
B. Astronomical illustrations in the Nujum al-Ulum	II. Gujarati manuscripts of the early sixteenth century
C. The colouring of The Throne of Prosperity	III. The Lepakshi style
D. The stylised plants on either side of The Throne of Prosperity	IV. Islamic Persian tradition

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The Ragamala series of Bijapur	(III) The Lepakshi style	The Bijapur Ragamala are Indian in their connections, with definite echoes of the Lepakshi style.
(B) Astronomical illustrations in the Nujum al-Ulum	(I) Ottoman Turkish manuscripts	Bijapur had a close connection with Turkey, so these illustrations may have been derived from Ottoman Turkish manuscripts.
(C) The colouring of The Throne of Prosperity	(IV) Islamic Persian tradition	The colouring of this page, especially the arabesques on top of the throne, is in the Islamic Persian tradition.
(D) The stylised plants on either side of The Throne of Prosperity	(II) Gujarati manuscripts of the early sixteenth century	These plants have a visual reference to margin decoration in a Gujarati manuscript of the early sixteenth century.

NCERT (2026-27): “Bijapur School of Painting …Bijapur had a close connection with Turkey and astronomical illustrations in Nujum al-Ulum may have been derived from Ottoman Turkish manuscripts. The Ragamala are, as we have seen, Indian in their connections, with definite echoes of the Lepakshi style. … The Throne of Prosperity is a symbolic diagram of an auspicious throne of seven stages, … The colouring of this page is in Islamic Persian tradition, especially, the arabesques on the top of the throne. … The stylised plants on either side of the throne have visual reference to margin decoration in Gujarati manuscript of say early sixteenth century.…”

Bijapur painting drew on several artistic traditions. Match the Bijapur works and features in List-I with the traditions they echo in List-II.

List-I	List-II
A. The Ragamala series of Bijapur	I. Ottoman Turkish manuscripts
B. Astronomical illustrations in the Nujum al-Ulum	II. Gujarati manuscripts of the early sixteenth century
C. The colouring of The Throne of Prosperity	III. The Lepakshi style
D. The stylised plants on either side of The Throne of Prosperity	IV. Islamic Persian tradition

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The Ragamala series of Bijapur	(III) The Lepakshi style	The Bijapur Ragamala are Indian in their connections, with definite echoes of the Lepakshi style.
(B) Astronomical illustrations in the Nujum al-Ulum	(I) Ottoman Turkish manuscripts	Bijapur had a close connection with Turkey, so these illustrations may have been derived from Ottoman Turkish manuscripts.
(C) The colouring of The Throne of Prosperity	(IV) Islamic Persian tradition	The colouring of this page, especially the arabesques on top of the throne, is in the Islamic Persian tradition.
(D) The stylised plants on either side of The Throne of Prosperity	(II) Gujarati manuscripts of the early sixteenth century	These plants have a visual reference to margin decoration in a Gujarati manuscript of the early sixteenth century.