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The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami
The Ain-i Akbari is made up about five books, about which the first three describe the administration. The first book, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration, and the establishment about servants. This book includes notices and short biographical sketches about imperial officials (mansabdars), learned men, poets, and artists. The third book, mulk-abadi, is the one which provides rich quantitative information on revenue, rates, followed by the “Account about the Twelve Provinces.” This section has detailed statistical information, which includes the geographic, topographic, and economic profile about all subas and their administrative and fiscal divisions (sarkars, parganas, and mahals), total measured area, and assessed revenue (jama). The fourth and fifth (daftars) deal with the religious, literary, and cultural, traditions about the people about India and also contain a collection about Akbar’s “auspicious sayings.”
The manzil-abadi deals with ________________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Imperial household and its maintenance
The first book of the Ain-i Akbari, the manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance. Military matters belong to the second book, the sipah-abadi, which covers the military and civil administration; so Option (3), which joins the household with military matters, mixes up the first two books.
NCERT (2025-26): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami … The Ain is made up of five books (daftars), of which the first three books describe the administration. The first book, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration and the establishment of servants. This book includes notices and short biographical sketches of imperial officials (mansabdars), learned men, poets and artists.…” |