Correct Answer - Option 1 : Babur - Jahangir
The great grandfather and great-grandson pair, being talked about here is Babur and Jahangir. Babur in his memoir Baburnama, the author gives great detail of his life in Farghana and his political career and his time in India, he also discusses in detail the natural environment and climate of India, and he also talks about the fruits available in India and makes a point about the variety and abundance of fruits in his native land. He talks of the rains in India and appreciates its rapid occurrence.
In keeping with the Islamic traditions that portrait paintings of any kind, Babur it seems plausible was following the traditions. However, it is important to note that Babur in his autobiography does mention some important painters of his time such as Bihzad and Shah Muzaffar.
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Timeline of Some Important Mughal Emperors: Babur (1526- 30), Humayun (1530 – 1556), Akbar (1556- 1605), Jahangir (1605- 1627), Shah Jahan (1628- 1658) and Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
It is interesting to note that Babur’s son Humayun is known to have commissioned an important painting which was called “Princes of the House of Timur”. It is dated to 1550. It was done on a huge piece of cloth, the enormity of this work points to the Mongoloid traditions of having huge paintings, which were placed in tents.
The Mughal style of painting developed and achieved a greater level of sophistication under successive Mughal rulers such as Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. The rulers patronized numerous artists who executed beautiful miniatures incorporating varied themes and styles. This style of painting came to be defined for its fineness, aesthetics and imperial themes was called the Mughal miniature style of painting.
