Babur, the first Mughal emperor, came from present day Uzbekistan in…

Babur, the first Mughal emperor, came from present day Uzbekistan in 1526. Consider the following statements about him:

(A) He blended the cultural background and aesthetic sensibilities of Persia and Central Asia.
(B) He was a keen patron of art, manuscripts, architecture and gardening.
(C) In his memoirs, he named Bihzad as the painter who excelled in the representation of hairstyle.
(D) He established a tradition of keeping memoirs, which was followed by his successors in India.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only

(A) He blended the cultural background and aesthetic sensibilities of Persia and Central Asia. — Correct. Babur brought together the sensibilities of Persia and Central Asia.
(B) He was a keen patron of art, manuscripts, architecture and gardening. — Correct. He was a man of letters and a keen patron of these arts.
(C) In his memoirs, he named Bihzad as the painter who excelled in the representation of hairstyle. — Incorrect. The painter Babur thought excelled in hairstyle was Shah Muzaffar. Of Bihzad he wrote that his work was dainty, but he did not draw faces well.
(D) He established a tradition of keeping memoirs, which was followed by his successors in India. — Correct. His fervour for detailed writing began the tradition of keeping memoirs.

NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting In 1526, Babur, the first Mughal emperor, came from present day Uzbekistan and was a descendent of Emperor Timur and Chatghtai Turk. With this, he blended the cultural background and aesthetic sensibilities of Persia and Central Asia. …He is reputed to be a man of letters and a keen patron of art, manuscripts, architecture, gardening, etc. …With his fervour for detailed writing, Babur established a tradition of keeping memoirs, a practice which was followed by his successors in India. …Among the artists, who find mention in Babur’s memoirs is Bihzad. Bihzad’s work was dainty but he did not draw the faces well; …Also, Shah Muzaffar finds a mention as a painter, who Babur thought excelled in the representation of hairstyle.”

Babur, the first Mughal emperor, came from present day Uzbekistan in 1526. Consider the following statements about him:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only

(A) He blended the cultural background and aesthetic sensibilities of Persia and Central Asia. — Correct. Babur brought together the sensibilities of Persia and Central Asia.
(B) He was a keen patron of art, manuscripts, architecture and gardening. — Correct. He was a man of letters and a keen patron of these arts.
(C) In his memoirs, he named Bihzad as the painter who excelled in the representation of hairstyle. — Incorrect. The painter Babur thought excelled in hairstyle was Shah Muzaffar. Of Bihzad he wrote that his work was dainty, but he did not draw faces well.
(D) He established a tradition of keeping memoirs, which was followed by his successors in India. — Correct. His fervour for detailed writing began the tradition of keeping memoirs.