Question

The greatest historian of the reign of Akbar, who wrote Akbarnama and Ain-i Akbari, was
A.Nizamuddin Ahmad
B. Abdur Qadir Badauni
C.Abul Fazi
D. Abbas Khan Arwani

Answer 1

Hint: We will discuss the books written during Akbar’s reign. Literally meaning Book of Akbar is named as The Akbarnama. It is an official biographical account of Akbar who was the third Mughal Emperor. It included vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times.

Complete step by step answer:
Akbar's court had two literary gems, namely Abul Fazal and Faizi, the sons of Sheikh Mubarak. Abul Fazal who was a great Persian poet and a historian wrote Akbarnama, i.e., an account of Akbar's life. It also deals with other Mughal emperors. A part of this book, Ain-i-Akbari, deals with the law and revenue system of Akbar and describes the condition of the people. Faizi was also a great Persian poet. Jahangir wrote his autobiography, entitled
The Akbarnama consists of three volumes or parts. The first volume deals with the genealogy of the descendants of Timur, It included detailed information from the birth of Akbar, about his accession to the throne, and the first seventeen years of his reign. The second volume narrates the reign of Akbar from the eighteenth year of his reign to the forty-sixth year of his reign. The details of the administrative system of the Empire as well as containing the famous Account of the Hindu Sciences included a third party named as Ain-i-Akbari
So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: It is stated that the book took seven years to be completed and the original manuscripts contained a number of paintings supporting the texts, and all the paintings represented the Mughal school of painting.