The particular event depicted in the painting was likely important to Golkonda rulers mostly because it *
a) could be used as a symbol of the union between the state’s ruling class and the majority of its population
b) provided a source of pride for Golkonda’s Muslim population by reminding them of the Muslim conquests of India
c) led to the decline of patriarchal social structures in the Indian subcontinent
d) illustrated the extent to which Golkonda elites relied on various forms of coerced labor
a) could be used as a symbol of the union between the state’s ruling class and the majority of its population