 It is likely that the increased central control that became evident by the Lahore period [1580s on] can be attributed to this artist".Among the mostly Hindu artists trained by Samad were Daswanth and Basavan, who went on to become famous Mughal painters.Despite his role in forging the new Mughal synthesis of Persian and Indian styles, Samad's own works remain conservative, with a great interest in detail, and rather less in the new style of dramatic narrative and realism favoured by the young Akbar.