Mughal painting reached its zenith under:

Answer: (c) Jahangir

Akbar set the standards of the Mughal miniature style, and his son Jahangir took it to new heights through fine detail, portraiture and natural-history studies.

• ✓ (c) Jahangir's patronage brought unparalleled sophistication in painting.
• ✗ (b) Akbar formalised the style and set standards.
• ✗ (a) Humayun only began the atelier.

Remember · Akbar founded the Mughal atelier; Jahangir is the zenith of Mughal painting.

📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 12 An Introduction to Indian Art, Part II, Ch 3 (practise this chapter)

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