Question

While in exile, this ruler was introduced to a vast range of Persian art and architecture, and was joined by two pupils of the miniaturist painter Kamal al-din Bihzad. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Mughal emperor, who was forced to spend fifteen years in exile after defeats by Sher Shah Suri. This emperor collaborated with the Safavids in the retaking of Kandahar.
ANSWER: Humayun [or Nasir al-Din Muhammad]
[10e] While at the court of Tahmasp I, Humayun was asked to convert to this branch of Islam, practiced by the Safavids. To keep himself alive, Humayun converted from Sunni to this branch of Islam.
ANSWER: Shia Islam [or Shi’ism]
[10h] Humayun and Tahmasp met for a large feast in this city, to which Tahmasp moved the Safavid capital from Tabriz. A famous painting in a later Safavid capital, Isfahan, depicts the two rulers’ meeting in this city.
ANSWER: Qazvin

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