Note on 9th standard social science

1. ARCHITECTURE AND
PAINTING

2. Architecture and painting attained progress in
India during the medieval period. During the medieval
period that the new styles of architecture such as
Dravida, Nagara, Indo-Persian, etc.. Developed.
The blending of different sculptural styles was a
speciality of the age.

5. MINIATURE PAINTING
The painting style that came into vogue during
the Mughal period is known as miniature painting. This
is the style of drawing pictures like the pictures in
books. It was a combination of both Indian and Persian
styles.
The Mughal Emperor Humayun contacted Persian
artists, and Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdu Samad were
brought to his court. The Mughal style of painting was
developed by them.

7. Painting competition were organized in the royal
institutes (Kharkhana) during the reign of Akbar.
People from different sections participated in them.
• The stories of Mahabharata were completely
compiled into a series of painting called Raznama by
Daswant who lived during the period of Akbar. Indian
subjects and natural scenes gradually became the
themes of painting. The painters of the period showed
their proficiency in drawing the pictures of birds and
animals

9. • The quality of painting increased considerably during
the reign of Jahangir. Bishandas and Abul Hassan
were the greatest painters of the period.
• Kalyandas was a painter during the period of
Shajahan.
• There were groups of painters during the medieval
prriod. They were from many parts of India such as
Gujarat, Kashmir, Deccan, etc.. Their paintings were
influenced by their respective regional styles.

10. • Their paintings were based on the themes of the
Puranas and stories of both India and Persia.
• The Wall Paintings of that time were also remarkable.
• The wall paintings on the Tanjore temple during the
period of the Cholas were an important feature of
medieval painting.
• The Rajastani style was another style developed
during this period. It was a combination of the
traditional and the Mughal styles of painting.

13. The cultural synthesis shaped in medieval India
brought many changes in the history of India. The
greatest models of this synthesis were Din-i-llahi and
Sikhism. Din-i-llahi was developed by the king where
as Sikhism emerged from among the people. The new
styles introduced in the fields of architecture, painting,
literature and music enriched the mixed culture of
India. People from different regions of India, followers
of different religions and institutions did make their
contributions to this cultural synthesis.