A Deccani manuscript is signed by a scribe named Yusuf and dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569). Its seven miniatures are in the Bukhara idiom. Where is it now kept?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bankipore Library, Patna
Option (1) Bharata Itihasa Samshodaka Mandala, Poona — Incorrect. This collection holds the Ahmadnagar painting King sitting on the Throne.
Option (2) Bankipore Library, Patna — Correct. The manuscript signed by Yusuf is now in the Bankipore Library, Patna.
Option (3) The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin — Incorrect. This library holds the Bijapur works The Throne of Prosperity and the Yogini.
Option (4) British Museum, London — Incorrect. This museum holds the Golconda painting Dancing before Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The original paintings in the Gulistan of 1567 have been attributed by art historians to the Bukhara artists. Another interesting fact is that such painters may also have worked in the Deccan. This supported by a manuscript is now in the collection of Bankipore Library, Patna. It is signed by a scribe, Yusuf, and is dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569), presumably Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golconda, who ruled from 1550–1580. This manuscript contains seven miniatures that are completely in the Bukhara idiom of that date.” |