Akbar carried forward the tradition of painting started by his father Humayun. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Akbar laid great emphasis on the illustration of manuscripts.
Reason (R): Abul Fazal records that more than a hundred artists were employed in Akbar’s royal atelier.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Akbar laid great emphasis on the illustration of manuscripts. — True. Several projects of translation and illustration of manuscripts were carried out under his patronage.
Reason (R): Abul Fazal records that more than a hundred artists were employed in Akbar’s royal atelier. — True. Akbar’s court historian wrote this about the emperor’s passion for arts.
Why R does not explain A? R tells us how large the atelier was. It shows Akbar’s love of art, but it does not say why he stressed pictures in manuscripts. The correct reason for A: Akbar was believed to be suffering from dyslexia, a condition in which a person finds it hard to read.
NCERT (2026-27): “The tradition and fascination for painting started by Humayun was carried forward by his illustrious son Akbar (1556–1605). Abul Fazal, the court historian of Akbar, writes about Akbar’s passion for arts. He records that more than a hundred artists were employed in the royal atelier. … 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.” |