Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c17.83

c17.83

Akbar’s taste for the fine arts was no less than his love of learning. From the very commencement of his reign, he encouraged painting, and in order that a number of painters might by emulation among themselves be more and more proficient in their art, he established a *painting gallery* in which they might assemble and ply their art. Every week, the *Dāroghās* brought to His Majesty the performance of every artist, and the Emperor rewarded him with bonuses and increase of salary in proportion to his merit. The most eminent painters attached to the royal Court were:—