The Persian painter Abdus Samad, who helped found the Mughal school of painting, came to India at the invitation of:

The Persian painter Abdus Samad, along with Mir Sayyid Ali, came to India at the invitation of the Mughal emperor Humayun, and helped found the Mughal school of painting.

How they met Humayun:

• During his exile, Humayun spent time at the court of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp in Persia (Iran), around 1544.
• There, he saw the fine paintings of the Persian court, and met the painters Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad.
• He invited them to join his service.
• They joined him at Kabul around 1549-50, and came with him to India when he regained his throne in 1555.

About Abdus Samad:

• He was born in Shiraz, Persia, and was a skilled painter and calligrapher.
• Humayun gave him the title "Shirin Qalam" ("Sweet Pen").
• He taught painting to the young Akbar and to Humayun himself.
• Under Akbar, he became the head of the imperial painting workshop (karkhana), and later held important administrative posts, such as master of the mint at Fatehpur Sikri and diwan of Multan.
• His son, Muhammad Sharif, also became a painter and a close friend of Jahangir.

The beginning of Mughal painting:

• Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad supervised the work on the "Hamzanama" (the Dastan-i-Amir Hamza), a huge illustrated manuscript of the adventures of Amir Hamza.
• It had about 1,400 large paintings on cloth, and took about 15 years to complete (about 1562-1577), under Akbar.
• Indian painters trained in the workshop blended Persian styles with Indian traditions, creating the distinctive Mughal style.

Features of Mughal painting:

• Fine brushwork, bright colours, and realistic portraits.
• Scenes of court life, battles, hunting, and nature.
• Illustrations of books and histories.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Babur did not bring these painters.
• ✗Akbar and Jahangir patronised Mughal painting later.