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About this artworkStatusCurrently Off ViewDepartmentArts of AsiaArtistMughalTitlePortrait of Emperor JahangirDate1795–1805MediumOpaque watercolor and gold on paperDimensionsImage: 26.6 × 16.6 cm (10 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.); Outermost border: 30.5 × 20.2 cm (12 × 8 in.); Paper: 31.1 × 20.8 cm (12 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.)Credit LineKate S. Buckingham FundReference Number1981.249IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/62243/manifest.jsonExtended information about this artworkObject information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here. ShareA.P World Final//Mughal Emperor Jahangir Picture\\ To glorify his rule through the sponsorship of artworks. (D) The portrait of Emperor Jahangir in Image 1 was most likely a symbolic representation of which of the following? The expanding power of the Mughal Empire. (B) The portrait of Emperor Jahangir in image 2 is best seen as evidence of which of the following? The Mughals' toleration of different religious traditions within their state. (A) //World Economic Theory, 1500-1800\\ Strong governments in the slave-exporting exporting regions of West Africa (A) Which of the following best supports the contentions of the world economic theory in the passage? Latin America exported sugar and silver and imported manufactured items (C) //Alfred Crosby Passage\\ Amerindians' long isolation from the rest of the world had placed them at a biological disadvantage (B) //Zacatecas Passage\\ The creation of a new political and economic elite in the immediate aftermath of the European conquest (C) Based on the description of the discovery of silver in Zacatecas in the second paragraph, which of the following conclusions about Mota y Escobar is best supported? He was critical of the motivations of the Spanish conquistadors (C) Based on the passage, it could be inferred that the high prices of firewood in seventeenth-century Zacatecas were a result of which of the following processes? The introduction of European practices of resource extraction. (D) The economic activities described in the passage contributed most directly to which of the following? The emergence of the first truly global exchange networks (A) The ethnic makeup of Zacatecas, as described in the passage, can best be used as evidence of which of the following? The dependence of colonial economies on coerced labor (A) //Mayan Pestilence and Spanish Control Passage\\ The Spanish conquered all Maya towns (B) Which of the following prices of evidence does the author use to support his implicit argument that Maya society underwent a dramatic cultural change in the sixteenth century? The Maya were converted to Christianity (B) //Karen Barkey Ottoman Tolerance Passage\\ The Ottoman army increasingly relied on the contributions of the Janissary corps, which was mostly composed of soldiers of non-turkic origin. (A) Which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 would a historian most likely cite to support Barkey's claim regarding the Ottoman Empire and its predecessors and contemporaries in the first sentence of the second paragraph? The establishment of racial categories of social hierarchy under the casta system in Spanish colonies in the Americas (C) Which of the following claims that Barkey makes in the passage appears to contradict most directly her assertion in the first sentence of the first paragraph? Non-muslims were second class citizens who endured prejudice (C) //Painting depicting Mughal Official\\ The Mughals' adoption and effective use of gunpowder weapons (A) //Picture Depicting Mughals at War\\ States used gunpowder weapons to establish large empires (D) The methods of warfare shown in the image were instrumental in explaining the territorial expansion of all of the following land based empires EXECPT the Aztec (Mexica) Empire (C) Which of the following explains the most common effect that the process illustrated in the image had on relationships between states in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1450-1750? It led to deepening rivalries and conflicts as states' military capabilities grew (A) //Treaty between British and Windward Maroons\\ The increasing expansion and centralization of state power (D) The passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the Americas in the period 1500-1750? Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom (D) Article 4 of the treaty is best explained as evidence of how states in the period 1450-1750 sought to Suppress resistance to their rule by co-opting local groups (A) //Portuguese Ivory Plaque\\ The development of trading-post empires (C)
A likely purpose for including the religious figure in the plaque was to show that Portuguese naval activities in the Indian Ocean region were favored by divine forces (B) The material used to create the plaque best reflects which of the following historical situations in the Indian Ocean region in the period 1450-1750? Trade networks continued to flourish and have Europeans direct access to precious luxury goods (A) The implicit claim made by the image about a connection between religious devotion and maritime exploration best demonstrates which of the following in the period circa 1450-1750? Increasing global connections expanded the reach of existing religions (A) //Passage by Dara Shikoh\\ Attempting to build support for imperial rule by accommodating religious and ethnic diversity (B) //Excerpt for Martin Luther's Sermon\\ Reform Christian society by adhering more closely to biblical teachings (D) A historian could best explain the arguments made in the passage regarding the pope and the clergy in the context of Protestant claims that the Catholic Church had become corrupted by power (B) A historian interpreting the passage would most likely explain that the audience of the sermon is an illustration of the fact that political support from the German nobility aided in the development of the early Protestant community (C) //Illustration of Ottomans Forcibly Enlisting Young Boys\\ The collection of tribute (A) The recruitment depicted in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750? Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority (C) The inclusion of the image in the manuscript best illustrates which of the following features of the period 1450-1750? Rulers using art to legitimize their rule (D) //2 Source Excerpts on Portuguese Empire\\ The creation of a Portuguese trading-post empire (D) The Portuguese activities referenced in the two passages were most enabled by a combination of improved maritime technology and acquisition of the knowledge of monsoon wind patterns (B) The two passages differ most strongly with respect to which of the following? The authors' attitudes toward European expansion (C) Which of the following best explains a similar motivation behind the establishment of Portuguese trading posts in Africa and the establishment of Portuguese trading posts in Asia? The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes (D) //Description of Trade in the Philippines\\ The Chinese emperor could build a palace from all the silver that arrives from Peru (A) The author's claim that the Spanish inhabitants of Manila act as agents for the inhabitants of Mexico can best be described as a reference to which of the following? The mercantilist trade regulations enforced by Spanish colonial authorities (A) //Account of Portuguese Explorer in China\\ Portuguese merchants had established trading posts in southern China (C) The activities of Inez de Leyria's father as described in the passage best support which of the following conclusions about the period 1450-1750 C.E? The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity. (A) The Portuguese presence in southern China as described in the passage was most directly enabled by which of the following? Technological developments in cartography and navigation (B) //Map of Tenochtitl�n\\ The absorption of the Aztec Empire into the Spanish colonial system (A) //Decree Issued by Japanese Shogunate The increase in the power of centralized governments at the expense of traditional elites (B) //Document of a Lawsuit\\ The Atlantic trade system (C) //Excerpt by William McNeill\\ The growth of the transatlantic slave trade (B) //Sermon by
Antonio Vieira\\ The mixing of African and European cultures in the Americas (B) Vieira's assertion that Solomon and the Queen of Sheba had a son diverges from the traditional Hebrew account. Which of the following best explains Vieira's choice to tell this version of the story? Vieira wished to tailor his sermon to appeal to Brazil's ethnically and racially diverse population (B) Vieira's account of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba draws on which of the following? Christian adoption and adaptation of Judaic textual sources (C) Which of the following was the most likely purpose of the portraits of the emperor?Which of the following was the most likely purpose of the portraits of the emperor? Explanation: Mughal rulers often sponsored works of art and architecture to illustrate their power and glorify their rule.
What is Emperor Jahangir famous for?Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He is famous for his 'golden chain of justice'. A golden chain having 60 bells and weighing several 'maunds' was fastened between the Shahburj of Agra fort and a stone pillar raised on the banks of river Jamuna.
What type of art was Emperor Jahangir especially fond of?Jahangir and the Taste for European Art
Fond of portraiture, nature studies, and landscapes, the emperor took pride in regarding himself as a connoisseur. He not only collected and displayed European paintings, but also employed Dutch artists for their artistic skills.
How is Jahangir portrayed as a ruler?The Hindu rulers accepted Mughal supremacy but kept their territories and possessions and were given high ranks in the Mughal aristocracy. Jahangir built on his father's foundations of excellent administration, and his reign was characterized by political stability, a strong economy and impressive cultural achievments.
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