History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET July 2018 History
'His great-grandfather had written an account of many animals, plants and people, but had not ordered his painters to make pictures of them.' Identify this royal great grandfather – great grandson pair.
ABabur – Jahangir ✓ Correct
BHumayun – Shahjahan
CAkbar – Aurangzeb
DJahangir – Bahadur Shah I
Correct answer: (A) Babur – Jahangir — The pair is Babur and Jahangir, so the answer is Babur and Jahangir.
Explanation
★The pair is Babur and Jahangir, so the answer is Babur and Jahangir.
★Babur was the great-grandfather and Jahangir the great-grandson.
★In his memoir, the Baburnama, Babur described his life in Farghana and India.
★He gave great detail of the natural environment, climate, animals and fruits of India.
★But he did not order painters to make pictures of them.
★Jahangir, by contrast, was a great patron of natural history painting.
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