Match List I with List II:
| List I Book | List II Author | ||
| (A) | Badshah Nama | (I) | Gulbadan Begum |
| (B) | Char Chaman | (II) | Jahangir |
| (C) | Humayun Nama | (III) | Chandrabhan Barahman |
| (D) | Jahangir Nama | (IV) | Abdul Hamid Lahori |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(A) Badshah Nama — this matches (IV) Abdul Hamid Lahori. A pupil of Abu’l Fazl, Abdul Hamid Lahori is known as the author of the Badshah Nama, the official history of Shah Jahan’s reign.
(B) Char Chaman — this matches (III) Chandrabhan Barahman. Chandrabhan Barahman described the Mughal nobility in his book Char Chaman (Four Gardens), written during the reign of Shah Jahan.
(C) Humayun Nama — this matches (I) Gulbadan Begum. The Humayun Nama, written by Gulbadan Begum, daughter of Babur, gives a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals.
(D) Jahangir Nama — this matches (II) Jahangir. Emperor Jahangir wrote his memoirs, the Jahangir Nama, in 1605-22.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “4. The Akbar Nama and the Badshah Nama … A pupil of Abu’l Fazl, Abdul Hamid Lahori is known as the author of the Badshah Nama. Emperor Shah Jahan, hearing of his talents, commissioned him to write a history of his reign modelled on the Akbar Nama. The Badshah Nama is this official history in three volumes (daftars) of ten lunar years each.… 7. The Imperial Household … An interesting book giving us a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals is the Humayun Nama written by Gulbadan Begum. Gulbadan was the daughter of Babur, Humayun’s sister and Akbar’s aunt. Gulbadan could write fluently in Turkish and Persian.…”
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