Question

Who wrote ‘Humayun Nama’?
1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Gulbadan Begum
4. Babur

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Gulbadan Begum

The correct answer is Gulbadan Begum.

• Gulbadan Begum was a Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Babur and sister of Humayun.
• She is best known as the author of Humayun Nama.
• She was the first woman builder in Mughal rule and gave Delhi Humayun’s Tomb.

• The first six Mughal emperors of the Mughal dynasty – Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb changed the face of India with their political and intellectual prowess.

Humayun	Babur’s son, Humayun, built Dinpanah at Delhi as his second capital. Humayun fought two battles with Sher Shah Suri and was ultimately defeated: Battle of Chausa. Battle of Kannauj. Humayun died in AD 1556 falling from the stairs of his library building.
Akbar	Humayun’s officer Bairam Khan crowned 13-year-old Akbar as the third Mughal emperor. He defeated Hemu at the Second Battle of Panipat (AD 1556) with the help of Bairam Khan. The third Mughal emperor introduced a land revenue system called Todar Mal Bandobast or Zabti system, through his finance minister Raja Todar Mal. He also introduced the Mansabdari System or the rank-holder system to organize the nobility and army. The Navratnas or the nine famous intellectuals of Akbar’s court were Todar Mal, Abul Fazal, Faizi, Birbal, Tansen, Abdur Rahim Khana-i-Khana, Mullah-do-Pyaza, Raja Man Singh, and Fakir Aziao-Din.
Babur	The very first Mughal emperor and the founder of the Mughal emperor Babur brought gunpowder to India. He is known for defeating: Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat (AD 1526). Rana Sanga (Sangram Singh) at battle of Khanwa. Medini Rai of Chenderi at Battle of Chanderi (AD 1528). Mahmud Lodi at Battle of Ghagra (AD 1529). Babur wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi in the Turkish language. He is the first Mughal emperor declared Jehad and adopted the title Ghazi.