The original paintings in the Gulistan of 1567 have been attributed by art historians to the Bukhara artists. Another interesting fact is that such painters may also have worked in the Deccan. This supported by a manuscript is now in the collection of Bankipore Library, Patna. It is signed by a scribe, Yusuf, and is dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569).

Who is Ibrahim Adil (1569) presumed to be in the above lines?

1) Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golconda
2) Ibrahim Lodi of Delhi
3) Ibrahim Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
4) Ibrahim Sur of Jaunpur

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Answer: Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golconda

In the Decani School of paintings (Ahmadnagar) the male costume is also decisively northern. The jama with pointed tails is frequently seen in early Akbari miniatures and probably originated in the area somewhere between Delhi and Ahmedabad. The small pagri is close to the form found in the earliest Akbari miniatures. The original paintings in the Gulistan of 1567 have been attributed by art historians to the Bukhara artists. Another interesting fact is that such painters may also have worked in the Deccan. This supported by a manuscript is now in the collection of Bankipore Library, Patna. It is signed by a scribe, Yusuf, and is dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569), presumably Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golconda, who ruled from 1550–1580. This manuscript contains seven miniatures that are completely in the Bukhara idiom of that date.