INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUGHAL KINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following schools of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period?
A
The Kangra School
B
The Bijapur School
C
The Golconda School
D
the Rajput School
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Early centres of painting in the Deccan, during the 16th and 17th centuries were Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda. In the Deccan, painting continued to develop independently of the Mughal style in the beginning.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Marwar Painting school was under the influence of the Mughal style.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Gulistan, ‘ ‘Darab Nama, ‘ ‘Khamsa of Nizami, ‘ ‘Baharistan, ‘ are other renowned paintings commissioned by Akbar. At Fatehpur Sikri, Saadi Shirazi composed his masterpiece, ‘Gulistan. ‘ From 1570 through 1585, Akbar employed over a hundred painters in his court to create Mughal artwork.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the paintings are narrative painting during his period. Hamzanama, Tutinama, Baburnama, Tarikh-i Alfi, Razm nama etc are few among many of narrative paintings. Fusion of the Persian and Indian traditions resulted in to distinct Mughal painting.

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