Read the passage and answer the questions: The Ain-i Akbari of Abu'l Fazl The Ain-i Akbari was the culmination of a large historical and 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, comprises three books. The first two provide a historical narrative. The Ain-i-Akbari, the third book, was organized as a compendium of imperial regulations and a gazette of the empre. 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". This section has detailed statistical information, which includes the geographic, topographic and economic profile of all subas and their administrative and fiscal divisions (sarkars, parganas and mahals), total measured area, and assessed revenue (jama). |
Identify the book which covers the military and civil administration? |
Akbar Nama Mulk-Abadi Manzil-Abadi Sipah-Abadi |
Sipah-Abadi |
The correct answer is Option (4) → Sipah-Abadi According to the passage, the Ain-i Akbari is a part of the larger Akbar Nama project. The Ain-i Akbari itself is divided into five books, and the second one, called Sipah-Abadi, "covers the military and civil administration and the establishment of servants." The passage also notes that this book includes biographical sketches of imperial officials, poets, and artists. |