Question

In how many books is 'Akbar Nama', written by Abul Fazal, divided?
1. Five
2. Three
3. Two
4. Four

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Three

The correct answer is Three.

• The Akbarnama means Book of Akbar.

• It has events of life and the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor.
• it is written by his court historian and biographer, Abul-Fazl who was one of the "nine jewels in Akbar's court".
• The book is written in Persian, which was the mother tongue of the Mughals.
• it includes detailed descriptions of his life and times.

• It is divided into three books: the first one is about Akbar’s ancestors, the second one is about the reign of Akbar and the third is Ain-I- Akbari.
• Currently, Akbarnama is preserved in a museum in London.

• Abul Fazl was murdered on the orders of Prince Salim in 1602 because Prince Salim considered him an obstruction in his path of becoming the emperor.
• Vir Singh Bundela was hired by Prince Salim to accomplish this task. He later became the ruler of Orchha.
• Abul Fazal
  • He was the younger brother of Faizi and one of the Navratnas in the court of Akbar.
  • He was the author of Akbarnama, in which he has given the history from Akbar's forefather Timur to Akbar's reign till 1602.