A manuscript now in the Bankipore Library, Patna, is signed by the scribe Yusuf and dedicated to Ibrahim Adil (1569). Its seven miniatures are completely in which idiom of that date?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Bukhara
Option (1) Bukhara — Correct. The seven miniatures of this manuscript are completely in the Bukhara idiom. It supports the view that Bukhara painters may also have worked in the Deccan.
Option (2) Ottoman Turkish — Incorrect. Ottoman Turkish manuscripts are linked with Bijapur. The astronomical illustrations in the Nujum al-Ulum may have been derived from them.
Option (3) Lepakshi — Incorrect. Lepakshi is a southern style. Its echoes are seen in the Bijapur Ragamala, and its frescoes show the long scarf worn below the hips.
Option (4) Malwa — Incorrect. Malwa was a centre of the northern pre-Mughal tradition. The woman in the earliest Ahmadnagar miniatures belongs to that tradition.
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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.” |