what was humayun contribution to the art of painting?lesson is flowering of regional cultures

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When Humayun was in exile in Tabriz in the Safavid court of Shah Tahmasp I of Persia, he was exposed to Persian miniature painting and was instrumental in bringing them to India

When he returned to India, he brought with him two proficient Persian artists, Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad.

Humayan's major known commission was a Khamsa of Nizami with 36 illuminated pages

He also custom-built at least two miniatures showing himself with family members

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