Arrange the following paintings in chronological order according to the year of the beginning of their execution.
A. Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar
B. Princes of the House of Timur
C. Jahangir’s Dream
D. Tutinama: The Girl and the Parrot
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, A, D, C
(B) Princes of the House of Timur — 1545–50.
(A) Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar — from the Hamza Nama, 1567–1582.
(D) Tutinama: The Girl and the Parrot — 1580–1585.
(C) Jahangir’s Dream — by Abul Hasan, 1618–22.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …When we look at an extraordinary Mughal painting from the early period, Princes of the House of Timur (1545–50), probably by Safavid artist, Abd us Samad, in opaque watercolour on cotton, we are surprised by its size and complex structure and display of historical portraits.…” “Early Mughal Painting …The suggested date of this magnificent project is 1567–1582 and was completed under the supervision of two Persian masters — Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad. In Hamza Nama painting, Spies Attack the City of Kaymar (1567–82), the space is sharply cut and divided so as to facilitate visual reading of the narrative.…” “Early Mughal Painting …Jahangir’s Dream (1618–22) by Abul Hasan, given the title Nadir al Zaman, meaning the ‘Wonder of the Age’, refers to the Emperor’s dream, in which he was visited by Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas, his rival, who possessed the much desired province of Qandahar.…”
Tutinama: The Girl and the Parrot, 1580–1585, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin |
