Several hill rulers of Guler, Jasrota and Kangra were patrons of Pahari painting. Match the rulers in List-I with the facts about them in List-II.
| List-I (Ruler) | List-II (Fact) |
|---|---|
| A. Raja Sansar Chand | I. Lost his atelier in a grave financial crisis |
| B. Raja Ghamand Chand | II. Portrayed performing puja and surveying a building site |
| C. Balwant Singh | III. Founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur on the river Beas |
| D. Prakash Chand | IV. Ascended the throne at the tender age of 10 years |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Raja Sansar Chand | (IV) Ascended the throne at the tender age of 10 years | Sansar Chand became king of Kangra at the age of 10. His grandfather Ghamand Chand had restored the kingdom to its earlier glory. |
| (B) Raja Ghamand Chand | (III) Founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur on the river Beas | After the decline of Mughal power, Ghamand Chand won back most of the territory. He founded Tira Sujanpur as his capital on the banks of the Beas. |
| (C) Balwant Singh | (II) Portrayed performing puja and surveying a building site | Nainsukh painted his patron Balwant Singh of Jasrota in many activities, such as performing puja and surveying a building site. |
| (D) Prakash Chand | (I) Lost his atelier in a grave financial crisis | Prakash Chand of Guler came under grave financial crisis and could no longer maintain his atelier. Manaku and his sons then served Sansar Chand. |
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NCERT (2026-27): “Guler School …Nainsukh appears to have left his hometown in Guler and moved to Jasrota. He is believed to have initially worked for Mian Zoravar Singh, whose son and successor Balwant Singh of Jasrota was to become his greatest patron. Nainsukh’s celebrated pictures of Balwant Singh are unique in the kind of visual record they offer of the patron’s life. Balwant Singh is portrayed engaged in various activities — performing puja, surveying a building site, sitting in a camp wrapped in a quilt because of the cold weather, and so on.…” “Kangra School Painting in the Kangra region blossomed under the patronage of a remarkable ruler, Raja Sansar Chand (1775–1823). It is believed that when Prakash Chand of Guler came under grave financial crisis and could no longer maintain his atelier, his master artist, Manaku, and his sons took service under Sansar Chand of Kangra. Sansar Chand ascended to the throne at the tender age of 10 years after the kingdom had been restored to its earlier glory by his grandfather Ghamand Chand. …After the decline of the Mughal power, Raja Ghamand Chand recovered most of the territory and founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur on the banks of river Beas and constructed fine monuments.…” |