Ibrahim II was a patron of the Bijapur school. Given below are two statements about him:
Statement I: He wrote a book on Indian music called Nauras-nama.
Statement II: He might have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Statement I: He wrote a book on Indian music called Nauras-nama. — Correct. Ibrahim II was an expert in Indian music and the author of the Nauras-nama.
Statement II: He might have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s. — Correct. He owned the Nujum al-Ulum manuscript and might have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bijapur School of Painting …The school of Bijapur was patronised by Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1580) and his successor Ibrahim II (1580–1627), both patrons of art and literature. The latter was also an expert in Indian music and author of a book on this subject, Nauras-nama. He was the owner of Nujum al-Ulum manuscript and might have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s.” |