By the 11th century, the murals transformed from the extended mural surface to the size of a palm leaf strip which was also in the tradition of Ajanta. Later, there was a decline in the quality of paintings. These manuscript paintings came from Bengal and Nepal, narrating the Buddhist stories. The style soon reached western India and many illuminated manuscripts dealing with Jain texts during the 12th to 15th century can be seen. Manuscript paintings expanded their theme by depicting the lyrics of the well-known romantic poems. Before the Mughals appeared on the Indian scene, Indian paintings had established and stabilized a fine tradition of pictorial style. It was later influenced by the tradition of Persian miniature art. But, the arrival of temple-bulldozing Muslims wiped out great portions of the Hindu artistic tradition. In their keenness to build empires and to convert Hindus to Muslims, they hardly found time for art and culture. In the Mughal Era, it was Akbar ,and later his son Jahangir who emerged as great patron of arts and architecture. They encouraged miniature paintings from a blend of Persian and Islamic styles. Akbar hired many Indian artists. Each of the paintings made by them was a joint effort of Indian and Persian artists. One painter made the drawing, the other coloured it and the third filled in the details in the painting. It received further momentum when Akbar ordered for the translation and illustration of Hindu Epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The artists primarily painted portraits, courtly life, battle scenes, exquisite wildlife, and nature. The artists trained in the court of Akbar and Jahangir went to the courts of Rajput princes and improved upon their techniques. Thus, emerged several new schools of miniature paintings, each having its own unique style. Among these are Rajasthan or the Mewar School of paintings, Jammu or the Pahari school and Basohli or the Kangra School.