Mughal painting passed through the courts of several Mughal rulers. A…

Mughal painting passed through the courts of several Mughal rulers. Arrange the following rulers in the order in which they came to the throne:

(A) The poet and scholar ruler who was exiled to Burma by the British

(B) The patron who, as a prince, rebelled to set up his own atelier alongside his father’s

(D) The ruler who defeated his brother Dara Shikoh in the war of succession

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C), (D), (A)

First – B. This is Jahangir. As Prince Salim he set up his own atelier beside Akbar’s, then took the throne.

Second – C. This is Shah Jahan, son of Jahangir, who succeeded him. The Padshahnama was made by his atelier.

Third – D. This is Aurangzeb. He defeated Dara Shikoh in the lifetime of Shah Jahan and came to power.

Fourth – A. This is Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal ruler, exiled after the Revolt of 1857.

NCERT (2026-27): “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting …Despite the formalised and established imperial atelier of Akbar, the keen patron in Jahangir rebelled to set his own atelier alongside his father’s.”

“The Mughal School of Miniature Painting …The son of Jahangir, Prince Khurram, succeeded the throne of Delhi by the name Shah Jahan (1628–1658). … Padshahnama (The Chronicles of the King) is one of the most exuberant painting projects undertaken by his court atelier and reflects the extraordinary manuscript that presents the height that Indian miniature painting achieved.”

“The Mughal School of Miniature Painting …In the war of succession that occurred in the lifetime of Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb. Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power to stimulate the political scenario and give it the verve of Akbar’s period.”

“Later Mughal Painting …Bahadur Shah Zafar, painting, dated 1838, was made about two decades before he was exiled to Burma by the British, who were quick to see that no claimant to Mughal authority remains anywhere near Delhi to claim their imperial authority, after the failure of the Indian Revolt of 1857. He was the last Mughal ruler, who was also a poet, scholar and connoisseur.”