Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
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Answer: C. Jahangir moved Mughal painting away from big illustrated manuscripts (as under Akbar) towards albums (muraqqa) and individual portraits, nature studies and court scenes.
Watch for: Akbar is the famous patron of painting, so students pick him without noticing the question is about the shift to portraits.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because under Humayun Mughal painting was only beginning with Persian masters.
- B. Wrong because Akbar's studio focused on illustrated manuscripts like the Hamzanama and Akbarnama.
- D. Wrong because Shah Jahan continued the album style; he did not start the shift.
Source to check: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part II, Chapter 9 'Kings and Chronicles'; NCERT Class 11 'An Introduction to Indian Art', chapter on Mughal painting
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