Observe the image and answer the following question.
Identify the Mughal painting in the image.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Babur inspecting the fort of Gwalior
The painting is Babur inspecting the fort of Gwalior, painted by Bhure for the Baburnama in 1598. It shows Babur on horseback before the fort.
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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. Babur had a dynamic taste for a variety of arts. He is reputed to be a man of letters and a keen patron of art, manuscripts, architecture, gardening, etc. Babur’s detailed accounts in Baburnama, his autobiography, are narratives of the emperor’s political carrier and artistic passion.…”
“Babur inspecting the fort of Gwalior, Bhure, Baburnama, 1598, National Museum, New Delhi” |
