Ibrahim II of Bijapur was an expert in Indian music. Which book did he write on this subject?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Nauras-nama
Option (1) Nujum al-Ulum — Incorrect. Ibrahim II was the owner of this illustrated encyclopaedia of 1570, not its author.
Option (2) Tarif-i-Hussain Shahi — Incorrect. This is an Ahmadnagar manuscript, with the painting King sitting on the Throne.
Option (3) Nauras-nama — Correct. Ibrahim II wrote the Nauras-nama on Indian music.
Option (4) Diwan of Hafiz — Incorrect. The earliest five Golconda miniatures were bound up in this manuscript.
NCERT (2026-27): “Bijapur School of Painting …The school of Bijapur was patronised by Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1580) and his successor Ibrahim II (1580–1627), both patrons of art and literature. The latter was also an expert in Indian music and author of a book on this subject, Nauras-nama. He was the owner of Nujum al-Ulum manuscript and might have commissioned the Ragamala series in the 1590s.” |