Who among the following Mughal Emperors Shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
UPSC CSE Pre. 2019
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: Jahangir
Option c is the correct answer. Akbar, believed to be suffering from dyslexia, laid great emphasis on illustration of manuscripts. It was Jahangir who shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait. Portrait reached great heights during Jahangir's reign. He particularly encouraged paintings depicting events of his own life, individual portraits, and studies of birds, flowers and animals.