Question

Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri’ is an autobiography of ________
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Babar
(D) Shah Jahan

Answer 1

Hint: Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri was written in the 1950s in Persian language. It is also known as ‘Jahangirnama’. It contains details of the author including his views on politics and art. Some personal information about the author, like family, is also mentioned in detail in this book.

Complete answer: Jahangir was the 4th Mughal Emperor. He ruled from 1605 to 1627. Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri is an autobiography of the Mughul Emperor Jahangir. Jahangir’s full name is Nur-ud-din-Muhammad Jahangir. He wrote his autobiography following the tradition of his great grandfather. Jahangir’s great grandfather was Babur. Babur wrote Baburnama in which he gave a vivid and detailed description of his life and his various achievements. In Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri Jahangir, along with mentioning details about his life and history of his reign, gave his opinions on politics and related topics. He included everything in his autobiography until his death. Jahangir died in 1624.
The book contains details of 19 years of his reign. The original copy of the book, which was written entirely by the Mughal Emperor himself, is kept in the National Museum of India since the 1960's. The book gives an important reference to his era and the best part is that the book was written after Akbarnama and Baburnama.
Akbarnama is Akbar’s autobiography. Akbar was the grandson of Babur.

Additional information: Shah Jahan was born on 5 January 1592 in Lahore, presently in Pakistan. His most famous building was the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in love with his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
The six most powerful Mughal Emperors in order of the time period of their reign are as follows-
1. Babur
2. Humayun
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir
5. Shah Jahan
6. Aurangzeb
7. Bahadur Shah II was the last Mughul emperor.

So, the correct option is (A): Jahangir

Note: The name Jahangir means 'conqueror of the world’ or ‘world-seizer’. Jahangir was a great ruler and with his efficiency he was able to capture great parts of India. His aim was to unite India but he eventually failed because of his own people, who cheated him.