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Q81 (NDA-I/2013) History & Culture › Medieval India › Mughal cultural history Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. The Ain-i-Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the rtign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. 2. Abul Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama, while Akbar was the author of the third 3. The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as the Akbarnama is divided into three books, with the Ain-i-Akbari serving as the third volume [3]. It was written by Abu'l Fazl as a comprehensive administrative gazetteer [1]. Statement 2 is incorrect because Abu'l Fazl was the author of all three volumes of the Akbarnama, including the Ain-i-Akbari; Emperor Akbar commissioned the work but did not author it [3]. Statement 3 is correct as the Akbarnama and Babarnama are among the most famous illustrated official reports and memoirs of the Mughal era [5]. While the Babarnama was originally Babur's personal memoir in Turkish, it was later translated into Persian and extensively illustrated under Akbar's patronage to serve as an official dynastic record [4]. The Akbarnama was similarly produced as a lavishly illustrated official chronicle of Akbar's reign [5].

Sources

  1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: Peasants, Zamindars and the State > 8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu'l Fazl Allami > p. 217
  2. [3] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: Peasants, Zamindars and the State > 8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu'l Fazl Allami > p. 218
  3. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Literature > p. 219
  4. [5] https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144508704.pdf
  5. [4] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Sources for the Study of Mughal Empire > p. 223
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