Question

Consider the following statements : 

(1) The Ain-i Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. 

(2) Abul Fazl was 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 offical reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? 

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

(d) The first volume of Akbarnama deals with the birth of Akbar, the history of Timur’s family and the reigns of Babur and Humayun and the Suri sultans of Delhi. The second volume describes the detailed history of the reign of Akbar till 1602, and records the events during Akbar’s reign. The third volume is named Ain-i-Akbari and details the administrative system of the Empire as well as containing the famous “Account of the Hindu Sciences”. It also deals with Akbar’s household, army, the revenues and the geography of the empire. It also produces rich details about the traditions and culture of the people living in India. It is famous for its rich statistical details about things as diverse as crop yields, prices, wages and revenues. Baburnama (alternatively known as Tuzk-e Babri) is the name given to the memoirs of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur (1483 – 1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur.