Observe the image and answer the following question.
This painting was made at the court of Jahangir. Its painter was given the title Nadir al Zaman. Who was he?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Abul Hasan
Option (1) Abul Hasan — Correct. The painting is Jahangir’s Dream. Abul Hasan painted it and was given the title Nadir al Zaman, the ‘Wonder of the Age’.
Option (2) Abd us Samad — Incorrect. He was another Mughal court painter. He did not paint Jahangir’s Dream and did not hold this title.
Option (3) Ustad Mansur — Incorrect. Jahangir gave him a different title, Nadir ul Asr. He painted Falcon on a Bird Rest.
Option (4) Bichitra — Incorrect. He painted Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass (1625), shown beside Jahangir’s Dream. The title Nadir al Zaman was not his.
NCERT (2026-27): “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. Interpreting it as good omen, he had the court artist Abul Hasan paint the dream.”
“Falcon on a Bird Rest This painting by Ustad Mansur, Nadir ul Asr, a title received from Jahangir, is in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.” |
