ArtH quiz 6

Akbar

Third Mughal emperor, reigned from 1556 – 1605

Aurangzeb Alamgir

Sixth Mughal emperor, ruled from 1658 – 1707

Babur

First Mughal emperor, reigned from 1526 – 1530

Badshahi Mosque

Built by Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore, 1673-74

Basavan

Important painter in Akbar’s painting workshop

Bhagavata Purana

Central text of Hinduism, illustrated in the CPS style in the pre-Akbar period

Chandayan

Medieval Sufi romance regularly illustrated in the pre-Akbar period

Chaurapanchasika

Romance in verse regularly illustrated in the pre-Akbar period, known for CPS style of painting

Daswanth

Important painter in Akbar’s painting workshop

Fatehpur Sikri

Akbar’s palace complex, founded in 1571

Govardhan

Important artist in the courts of Jahangir and Shah Jahan

Hamzanama

Large-scale, early Akbar period illustrated manuscript on cloth, ca. 1562-1567

Humayun

Second Mughal emperor, died 1556

Humayun’s Tomb

Built 1562-1571 in the early Akbar period, Mughal Dynasty, Delhi

Iwan

Rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open

Jahangir

Fourth Mughal emperor, ruled from 1605-1626

Jagat Shiromani Temple

Built 1559-1608 in Jaipur by the wife of Akbar’s general Raja Man Singh

Jali

Carved screens

Jami Mosque

Shah Jahan era imperial mosque in Delhi, completed 1656

Khwaja Abdul Samad

Head of Akbar’s painting workshop

Mir Sayyid Ali

Head of Akbar’s painting workshop

Mughals

South Asian empire, ruled from 1526 – 1858

Salim Chishti

Sufi saint whose shrine was built by Akbar in Sikri

Shah Jahan

Fifth Mughal emperor, ruled 1626-1658

Shamsa

Sunburst design

Taj Mahal

Built 1631-1653

Timurid

Referring to the culture that flourished under the rule of Timur and his successors in Iran and Central Asia

Tuti-nama

Early Akbar period illustrated manuscript, ca. 1560-1565

Wazir Khan Mosque

Shah Jahan era mosque in Lahore, completed in 1635