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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Rajput School of Painting is a tradition of Indian miniature painting that flourished from the late sixteenth to the nineteenth century in the Rajput courts of Rajasthan and the Punjab Hills.
- How does the Rajput School differ from the Mughal School of painting?
- What are the two main divisions of the Rajput School?
- Who coined the term 'Rajput painting'?
- Which sub-school is considered the high point of Rajput painting?

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