Question

Arrange the following paintings in chronological order according to the year of the beginning of their execution.

A. Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar
B. Princes of the House of Timur
C. Jahangir's Dream
D. Tutinama: The Girl and the Parrot

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A, B, C, D
• B. D, B, C, A
• C. B, A, D, C
• D. C, B, D, A

Hint:

Start with the Humayun-era Princes of the House of Timur and end with Jahangir's Dream.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand the question:
We must place four Mughal paintings in order of when work on each one began. So we need an approximate start date for every painting.

Step 2: Date each painting:
Princes of the House of Timur was begun in the time of Humayun, around 1550 to 1555, and was finished later under Akbar.
The Hamzanama series, which has the scene 'Spies of Hamza attack the City of Kaymar', was started by Akbar around 1562.
The Tutinama (Tales of a Parrot), which has the scene 'The Girl and the Parrot', was started a little later, around 1570 to 1580.
Jahangir's Dream was painted by Abu'l Hasan in the Jahangir period, around 1618 to 1620.

Step 3: Write the sequence:
From earliest to latest the order is B, A, D, C.

Step 4: Check option 1 (A, B, C, D):
This puts Hamzanama first and Princes of the House of Timur second. But Princes of the House of Timur began earlier, so option 1 is wrong.

Step 5: Check option 2 (D, B, C, A):
This puts Tutinama first and Hamzanama last. Hamzanama was not the last. Jahangir's Dream is clearly the latest, so option 2 is wrong.

Step 6: Check option 3 (B, A, D, C):
This matches the order we found: Humayun-era Princes, then Hamzanama, then Tutinama, then Jahangir's Dream. So option 3 is correct.

Step 7: Check option 4 (C, B, D, A):
This starts with Jahangir's Dream, which is the latest painting, so option 4 is wrong.

Final Answer:
The correct sequence is B, A, D, C, which is option 3. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 3}} \]