ArtH quiz 6

Akbar: third Mughal emperor, reigned from 1556 – 1605

 

Aurangzeb Alamgir: 6th 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: A central text of Hinduism, for the followers of Lord Vishnu. In the pre-Akbar period, it was most often illustrated in the CPS style

 

Chandayan: a medieval Sufi romance that was regularly illustrated in the pre-Akbar period. Also known for a particular style of pre-Akbar period painting

 

Chaurapanchasika: a romance in verse that was regularly illustrated in the pre-Akbar period. Also known for a particular style of pre-Akbar period painting (CPS style of painting)

 

Daswanth: important painter in Akbar’s painting workshop

 

Fatehpur Sikri: Akbar’s palace complex, founded in 1571

 

Govardhan: An 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: 1562-1571, early Akbar period, Mughal Dynasty, Delhi

 

iwan: a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open; used in the entrance facades of tombs and mosques

 

Jahangir: 4th Mughal emperor, ruled from 1605-1626

 

Jagat Shiromani Temple: 1559-1608, built by the wife of Akbar’s general Raja Man Singh in Jaipur

 

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: 5th Mughal emperor, ruled 1626-1658

 

shamsa: sunburst design

 

Taj Mahal: 1631-1653

 

Timurid: Referring to the culture that flourished under the rule of Timur and his successors in Iran and Central Asia c. 1370-1507. Timur was the great Central Asian ruler and ancestor of the Mughals.

 

Tuti-nama: an early Akbar period illustrated manuscript, ca. 1560-1565

 

Wazir Khan Mosque: Shah Jahan era mosque in Lahore, completed in 1635