Dara Shikoh and Jahangir were both keen patrons of painting. Consider the following statements:
(A) In the war of succession, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb.
(B) Dara Shikoh, a poet and connoisseur, commissioned a special album of painting to gift his father.
(C) In Jahangir’s Dream, the halo held by winged angels shows the influence of incoming Persian art motifs.
(D) In Jahangir’s Dream, a golden halo of the Sun and Moon is held by two winged angels.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (D) only
(A) In the war of succession, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb. — Correct. The war of succession took place in Shah Jahan’s lifetime, and Dara lost it to Aurangzeb.
(B) Dara Shikoh, a poet and connoisseur, commissioned a special album of painting to gift his father. — Incorrect. Dara commissioned the special album to gift his wife, not his father.
(C) In Jahangir’s Dream, the halo held by winged angels shows the influence of incoming Persian art motifs. — Incorrect. The halo and the angels show the influence of incoming European art motifs.
(D) In Jahangir’s Dream, a golden halo of the Sun and Moon is held by two winged angels. — Correct. The lion and the sheep share a golden halo of the Sun and Moon, held by two winged angels.
NCERT (2026-27): “The legitimate successor of Shah Jahan, his son Dara Shikoh, was denied his empire and life. … A poet and connoisseur, he commissioned a special album of painting to gift his wife. … In the war of succession that occurred in the lifetime of Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb.” “Jahangir’s Dream (1618–22) by Abul Hasan, given the title Nadir al Zaman, meaning the ‘Wonder of the Age’, refers to the Emperor’s dream, in which he was visited by Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas, his rival, who possessed the much desired province of Qandahar. … The powerful lion, on which Jahangir towers, and the docile sheep, on which the Persian Shah stands, sharing a magnificent resplendent golden halo of the Sun and Moon held by two winged angels indicate of being inspired by the incoming European art motifs and imageries in the Mughal court.” |