Which of the following statements are correct viz-a-viz Ain-I Akbari?
(A) It was completed in after having gone through five revisions.
(B) It is a chronicle written by Abdul Hamid Lahori.
(C) It is a compendium of imperial regulations and a gazetteer of the empire.
(D) It was part of a larger project of History writing commissioned by Akbar.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are correct viz-a-viz Ain-I Akbari?
(A) It was completed in after having gone through five revisions.
(B) It is a chronicle written by Abdul Hamid Lahori.
(C) It is a compendium of imperial regulations and a gazetteer of the empire.
(D) It was part of a larger project of History writing commissioned by Akbar.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Let me analyze each statement about Ain-I Akbari:
(A) Completed in 1598 after five revisions → Correct. Abul Fazl completed this work around 1598 after multiple revisions.
(B) Chronicle written by Abdul Hamid Lahori → Incorrect. Ain-I Akbari was written by Abul Fazl, not Abdul Hamid Lahori (who wrote Padshahnama during Shah Jahan's reign).
(C) Compendium of imperial regulations and a gazetteer → Correct. It contains detailed administrative regulations, revenue systems, and geographical descriptions of the empire.
(D) Part of a larger history writing project commissioned by Akbar → Correct. It was the third volume of Akbarnama, a comprehensive historical project commissioned by Emperor Akbar.
Hence, Option 1: (A), (C) and (D) only → Statements A, C, and D are factually accurate about Ain-I Akbari, while statement B incorrectly attributes authorship to Abdul Hamid Lahori instead of the actual author Abul Fazl → correct
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