Question

The auhor of 'Ain-i-Akbari' was
1. Badayuni
2. Abul Fazl
3. Shaikh Mubarak
4. Faizi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Abul Fazl

The correct answer is Abul Fazl.

• The author of 'Ain-i-Akbari' was Abul Fazl.
• He also wrote the Akbar Nama.
  • The Akbarnama which means 'Book of Akbar', is an official biographical account of Akbar.
• Akbar had nine ministers in his court, who were called his Navratnas or '9 gems'.
  • Abul Fazl is one of the Nine Jewels.

• Panchatantra was translated into Persian by Faizi.
  • Shaikh Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors hailed from Yemen.
• Badayuni is a historian and translator living in the Mughal Empire.
  • He translated the Hindu works, the Ramayana, and the Mahabharata.
• The word 'Taunhid-i-Ilahi' was used by Abul Fazl and Badayuni for the so-called new religion of Akbar.
• The navaratnas in Akbar’s court are- Abul Fazl, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Birbal, Mulla Do-Piyaza, Faizi, Raja Man Singh, Raja Todar Mal, Fakir Aziao-Din and Tansen.