Which of the following was a major painter at Akbar's court?

Which of the following was a major painter at Akbar's court? Correct Answer Daswanth

The correct answer is Daswanth.

  • Daswanth was a Mughal dynasty painter at Akbar's court.

Important Points

  • Daswanth was trained by the Persian master Khwāja ʿAbd al-Ṣamad.
  • He was a Hindu who belongs to an ordinary class.
  • Daswanth played a key role in the demonstration of the Jaipur originating family of folk tales known as Razm-nāmeh, which is also the Persian name for the Indian epic known as the Mahabharata.
  • A minuscule in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s manuscript copy of the Ṭūṭī-nāmeh (“Parrot Book”) has also been credited to him.
  • Daswanth also demonstrated one minuscule in 'Tarikh-i-khandan-i-Timuriya' of Patna with another Artist Jagjiwan Kalan.
  • It is said that because of his unstable mind, he killed himself in a fit of madness.

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