Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which artist painted the Mughal painting in the image?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Haji Madni
Option (1) Haji Madni — Correct. The painting is The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh, a work by Haji Madni of the period of Shah Jahan.
Option (2) Bichitra — Incorrect. Bichitra painted Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass (1625), not this procession.
Option (3) Ustad Mansur — Incorrect. Ustad Mansur painted Falcon on a Bird Rest for Jahangir, a study of a single bird.
Option (4) Abul Hasan — Incorrect. Abul Hasan, son of Aqa Riza, painted Jahangir’s Dream, not this procession.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh This painting, a work by artist Haji Madni, belongs to the period of Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in Agra. It is a portrayal of the marriage procession of Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Mughal prince is shown mounted on a brown stallion with the traditional sehra and is accompanied by his father, Shah Jahan, who has a resplendent nimbus around hid head, riding a white horse.”
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