Observe the image and answer the following question.
In the painting in the image, Jahangir’s Dream, who appears frail and vulnerable as he is embraced by Jahangir?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas
Option (1) The Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas — Correct. Jahangir dreamt that his rival, the Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas, visited him. In the painting the Shah stands on a docile sheep and looks frail in Jahangir’s embrace.
Option (2) The court painter Abul Hasan — Incorrect. Abul Hasan is the court artist who painted the dream. He is not a figure in it.
Option (3) Prince Khurram — Incorrect. Prince Khurram appears in Jahangir in Darbar, standing with his hands folded.
Option (4) King James I of England — Incorrect. A portrait like King James I of England stands with gifts in Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass.
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. In this painting, political fantasy takes over and the presence of Jahangir dominates the composition. The Persian Shah appears frail and vulnerable as he is embraced by Jahangir.”
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