Who among the following was not a painter in the Mughal period ?

The Mughal period was a golden age for miniature painting, beginning with Mir Sayyid Ali and Khwaja Abdus Samad, who accompanied Humayun from Central Asia to India [1], [3],. These masters laid the foundation for the Mughal atelier, which flourished under Akbar and Jahangir [1],. Bishan Das was a prominent 17th-century Mughal painter during Jahangir's reign, particularly renowned for his skill in portraiture [1],. In contrast, Baz Bahadur was not a painter but the last independent Sultan of Malwa [5]. He was a famous patron of music and a musician himself, known for his legendary romance with Rani Roopmati [5]. After his defeat by Akbar's forces in 1561, Malwa was annexed into the Mughal Empire [6]. While his court was celebrated for dancers and musicians, he is historically categorized as a ruler rather than a Mughal court painter [5], [6].

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Paintings > p. 218
2. [3] https://www.lkouniv.ac.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/202004101329005244shama_mehmood_Artists.pdf
3. [5] https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9302/akbar-painting-kesav-kalan/
4. [6] https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144517006.pdf