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UGC NET December 2015 History
In which region did a school develop where manuscripts, including that of the dictionary Miftah-ul-Fuzala, were profusely illustrated?
ABengal
BMalwa ✓ Correct
CGujarat
DRajasthan
Correct answer: (B) Malwa — The school developed in Malwa, so the answer is Malwa.
Explanation
★The school developed in Malwa, so the answer is Malwa.
★In Malwa a school of painting grew up under the local sultans.
★Its artists illustrated many manuscripts in a rich style.
★One of these was the dictionary called the Miftah-ul-Fuzala.
★Such illustrated manuscripts show the meeting of word and image.
★They are valuable for the history of Indian painting.
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