Question

Which project was completed under the supervision of Persian masters, Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad?

• A. Hamza Nama
• B. Akbarnama
• C. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
• D. Jahangirnama

Hint:

Two Persian masters led Akbar's first big project: the Hamzanama.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
Akbar invited the Persian masters Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad to Delhi. They led the large illustrated manuscript Hamzanama (Dastan-e-Amir Hamza), which has about 1400 big paintings on cloth and took many years from about 1562.

Step 2: Key Fact:
The question asks: Which project was completed under the supervision of Persian masters, Mir Sayyid Ali and Abd us Samad?
We test each option against the fact stated above.

Step 3: Check option 1 (Hamza Nama).
Hamza Nama was the first big project of the Mughal workshop under Akbar, supervised first by Mir Sayyid Ali and then by Abd us Samad. So option 1 is correct.

Step 4: Check option 2 (Akbarnama).
Akbarnama is the history of Akbar's reign written by Abul Fazl, and its paintings were done by Indian court artists such as Basawan and Dasavanta later on. So option 2 is wrong.

Step 5: Check option 3 (Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri).
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri is the memoir of Emperor Jahangir. It belongs to a later reign and is not tied to these two masters. So option 3 is wrong.

Step 6: Check option 4 (Jahangirnama).
Jahangirnama is another name for the same memoir of Jahangir, so it also belongs to Jahangir's time. So option 4 is wrong.

Final Answer:
The correct choice is option 1, Hamza Nama. \[ \boxed{1} \]