The title “Nadir al Zaman” is linked with Abul Hasan, the painter of Jahangir’s Dream. What does this title mean?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Wonder of the Age
Option (1) The World Seizer — Incorrect. “The World Seizer” is the meaning of Jahangir, the name Prince Salim took on the throne. It is not the title linked with Abul Hasan.
Option (2) Wonder of the World — Incorrect. Nadir al Zaman speaks of the Age, not of the World.
Option (3) Wonder of the Age — Correct. Nadir al Zaman means the ‘Wonder of the Age’.
Option (4) The Chronicles of the King — Incorrect. This is the meaning of the Padshahnama, a painting project of Shah Jahan’s court atelier. It names a book, not a painter’s title.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting …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.” |