The Kota School of painting grew out of the Bundi tradition. Arrange the following events in the history of Kota in the order in which they took place.
(A) Umed Singh comes to the throne at the age of 10, with Zalim Singh as his regent.
(B) Jahangir divides the Bundi kingdom and awards one part to Madhu Singh.
(C) Jagat Singh rules Kota.
(D) Ram Singh I rules Kota.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C), (D), (A)
First: (B) Jahangir divides the Bundi kingdom and awards one part to Madhu Singh. — Bundi and Kota were one kingdom till 1625. Kota had its own school only after its separation from Bundi.
Second: (C) Jagat Singh rules Kota. — He ruled from 1658 to 1683. Kota’s own school began in his reign, around the 1660s.
Third: (D) Ram Singh I rules Kota. — He ruled from 1686 to 1708, after Jagat Singh.
Fourth: (A) Umed Singh comes to the throne at the age of 10, with Zalim Singh as his regent. — Umed Singh ruled from 1770 to 1819, the latest of these reigns.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kota School of Painting …Bundi and Kota were parts of the same kingdom till 1625 when Jahangir divided the Bundi empire and awarded one part to Madhu Singh, the younger son of Rao Ratan Singh (son of Bhoj Singh of Bundi), for his bravery in defending him against his son Prince Khurram’s (Shah Jahan) rebellion in Deccan. After its separation from Bundi, Kota had its own school, commencing around 1660s in the reign of Jagat Singh (1658–1683).” “Kota School of Painting …By the reign of Ram Singh I (1686–1708), artists had passionately enlarged their inventory to a large variety of subjects. Kota artists seem to have been the first to render landscape as the real subject of compositions. Umed Singh (1770–1819) acceded to the throne at the age of 10 years. But his powerful regent Zalim Singh arranged for the young king to be amused with hunting while he governed the affairs of the state.…” |