Babur, the first Mughal emperor, was a descendant of Emperor Timur. Which present-day country did he originally come from?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Uzbekistan
Option (1) Iran — Incorrect. Many artists of the Mughal workshops were brought from Iran. Babur himself did not come from there.
Option (2) Afghanistan — Incorrect. Herat, the seat of Bihzad’s Persian school of painting, is now in Afghanistan. It is not the land Babur came from.
Option (3) Uzbekistan — Correct. Babur came from present day Uzbekistan and was a descendant of Emperor Timur.
Option (4) Turkmenistan — Incorrect. The land Babur came from is given as present day Uzbekistan, not Turkmenistan.
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.…” |