Read the passage and answer the question:
"We inspected the stone sculptures and statues of Buddha.... The ruins appear to be the object of great interest to European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham.... stayed several weeks in this neighbourhood and examined these ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations were described by him in an English work...."
The excerpt has been taken from which of the following texts?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal
The excerpt is taken from Shahjehan Begum’s Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal (A History of Bhopal), which H.D. Barstow translated into English in 1876.
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