History material-Mughal India-Concluding part

• Only father Manrique mentioned that Taj Mahal was actually designed by Gerenimo Verenio

• Akbar was a famous palyer of Nakkarah, a musical instrument
• Nayakabheda was a popular style of painting of Mewar
• Todarmal translated Bhagbata Purana, Faizi translated Lilavati, Badaoni translated Ramayana and Sarhindi translated Atharva Veda
• Lal Kanwar taught Akbar music
• Abul Fazl mentions 17 painters, 36 musicians and 59 poets of Akbar's court
• Swami Haridas was the music teacher of Tansen
• Jahangir composed many Hindi songs while Shah Jahan was an accomplished singer and Babur an accomplished dancer
• Muraqqa was actually a photo album
• Manohat served both Akbar and Jahangir
• Jahangir gave Mansur the title Nadir Ul Asr, Abul Hassan Nadir Us Zamir and Abdus Samad Shirin Qalam.
• Jahangir sent Bishendas to Persia to draw a portrait of Shah Tahmasp
• Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri was written by Mutamad Khan
• Masir-i-Alamgiri was written by Mutamad Khan
• Mirza Mohd Qazm wrote "Alamgirnamah"
• Basaan was the creator of Razmnamah, the pictorial illustration of Mahabharata
• Dastan-i-amir hamza was the arliest collection of paintings during the Mughal period, it was complied during Humayun.
• Maharaja Sawant Singh patronised Kishangarh school of painting
• Shah Jahan spent the last 7 years of life in Musamman Burj in Agra Fort
• The Agra Fort plays a key role in the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.(Courtesy: wikipedia)
• Gwalior fort is the precursor of Agra Fort
• Peocock throne was designed by Bebadal Khan
• Babri masjid was designed by Mir Baqi.

Photo coutesy:Wikipedia and other sites

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