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Mughal art and culture: Ustad Mansur’s patronage and period. Identify under which Mughal emperor the painter Ustad Mansur flourished. Choose the correct option.

Q: Mughal art and culture: Ustad Mansur’s patronage and period. Identify under which Mughal emperor the painter Ustad Mansur flourished. Choose the correct option.

Given data Famous painter: Ustad Mansur. Reasoning Ustad Mansur, renowned for natural history paintings, flourished in the atelier of Emperor Jahangir. Final Answer Jahangir

Difficulty: Easy

Jahangir
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb

Correct Answer: Jahangir

Explanation:

Given data

Famous painter: Ustad Mansur.

Reasoning
Ustad Mansur, renowned for natural history paintings, flourished in the atelier of Emperor Jahangir.

Final Answer
Jahangir

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