Question

Who wrote 'Akbarnama' ?
1. Ziauddin Barani
2. Abul Fazl
3. Abdul Qadir Badayuni
4. Akbar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Abul Fazl

The correct answer is ​Abul Fazl.

 

• Abul Fazl was the author of Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar’s reign in 3 volumes.
• The third volume of the above work is known as Ain-i-Akbari, which is the administrative report of Akbar’s reign.
• Another important work of Abul Fazl was Ruqaat, which is a collection of letters to the princes of Akbar and other contemporaries.

• Ziauddin Barani : He was a Muslim political thinker during the period of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's reign. Wrote Fatwa-i-Jahandari, Tarikha-i-Firoz Shahi.
• Abdul Qadir Badayuni: He was famous for translating the Hindu works "The Ramayana" and The Mahabharata" into Persian.
• Akbar (1556-1605): He was the third Mughal emperor.
  • Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun.
  • He built a hall called the Ibadat Khana ("House of Worship") at Fatehpur Sikri.
  • He built the Agra fort.
  • He built Fatehpur Sikri city.