First three books (daftars) of 'Ain-i-Akbari' deal with:-
(A) Religious and cultural traditions
(B) Manzil-Abadi
(C) Auspicious sayings of Akbar
(D) Sipah-Abadi
(E) Mulk-Abadi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (E) Only
(A) Religious and cultural traditions Incorrect. The religious, literary and cultural traditions of the people of India are dealt with in the fourth and fifth books, not in the first three.
(B) Manzil-Abadi Correct. The first book, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance.
(C) Auspicious sayings of Akbar Incorrect. The collection of Akbar’s “auspicious sayings” is also in the fourth and fifth books.
(D) Sipah-Abadi Correct. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration and the establishment of servants.
(E) Mulk-Abadi Correct. The third book, mulk-abadi, deals with the fiscal side of the empire: revenue rates and the “Account of the Twelve Provinces”.
NCERT (2026-27): “9. The Ain-i Akbari, the third book, was organised … 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. The third book, mulk-abadi, is the one which deals with the fiscal side of the empire and provides rich quantitative information on revenue rates, followed by the ‘Account of the Twelve Provinces’.… …The fourth and fifth books (daftars) deal with the religious, literary and cultural traditions of the people of India and also contain a collection of Akbar’s ‘auspicious sayings’.” |