The Ain-i-Akbari does not give detailed account of which among the following:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Mughal Art and Architecture
Option (1) Mughal Art and Architecture — Not given in detail (Correct). The Ain gives detailed accounts of the court, administration and army, the sources of revenue, the layout of the provinces and the literary, cultural and religious traditions of the people; art and architecture are not among them.
Option (2) Organisation of the Mughal Court — Given in detail (Incorrect). The organisation of the court is the first subject named; its first book, the manzil-abadi, deals with the imperial household.
Option (3) Mughal Administration — Given in detail (Incorrect). The first three of its five books describe the administration.
Option (4) Mughal Army — Given in detail (Incorrect). The army is named among its detailed accounts, and the second book, the sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration.
NCERT (2025-26): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami … The Ain was part of a larger project of history writing commissioned by Akbar. This history, known as the Akbar Nama, comprised three books. The first two provided a historical narrative. We will look at these parts more closely in Chapter 9. The Ain-i Akbari, the third book, was organised as a compendium of imperial regulations and a gazetteer of the empire. The Ain gives detailed accounts of the organisation of the court, administration and army, the sources of revenue and the physical layout of the provinces of Akbar’s empire and the literary, cultural and religious traditions of the people.…” |