The Sultanate School of Painting arose when Central Asian artists worked with local artists. In the courts of which centres did this style appear?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Courts of Malwa, Gujarat, Jaunpur and such other centres
Option (1) Courts of Mewar, Bundi, Kota and such other centres — Incorrect. These are centres of the Rajasthani schools, which took shape later as court styles.
Option (2) Courts of Malwa, Gujarat, Jaunpur and such other centres — Correct. Persian, Turkic and Afghan influence appeared in paintings of the Sultans of Malwa, Gujarat, Jaunpur; mixed with indigenous styles, it gave the Sultanate School.
Option (3) Courts of Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar and such other centres — Incorrect. These are centres of the Deccani schools of painting, in the south.
Option (4) Courts of Basohli, Guler, Kangra and such other centres — Incorrect. These are centres of the Pahari schools, in the hills of the north.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Western Indian School of Painting …With several regions in the north, east and west coming under the rule of the Sultanate dynasties from Central Asia after the late twelfth century, another strain of influence — Persian, Turkic and Afghan — percolated into the mainland and appeared in the paintings patronised by the Sultans of Malwa, Gujarat, Jaunpur and such other centres. With few Central Asian artists in these courts working with local artists, an intermingling of Persian features and indigenous styles led to the emergence of another style that is referred to as the Sultanate School of Painting.” |