In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: One of the most important chronicles was the Ain-i Akbari authored by Akbar's court historian Abul Fazl.
Reasoning: The central purpose of the 'Ain' was to present a vision of Akbar's empire where social harmony was provided by a strong ruling class.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The Ain-i Akbari was the culmination of a large historical, administrative project of classification undertaken by Abu’l Fazl at the order of Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1598, the forty-second regnal year of the emperor, after having gone through five revisions. The Ain was part of a larger project of history writing commissioned by Akbar. This history, known as the Akbar Nama, comprised three books.