An interesting book giving us a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals is the _________ written by Gulbadan Begum.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Humayun Nama
The Humayun Nama, written by Gulbadan Begum, the daughter of Babur, gives a glimpse into the domestic world of the Mughals.
Note 1: 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).
Note 2: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “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. When Akbar commissioned Abu’l Fazl to write a history of his reign, he requested his aunt to record her memoirs of earlier times under Babur and Humayun, for Abu’l Fazl to draw upon. What Gulbadan wrote was no eulogy of the Mughal emperors. Rather she described in great detail the conflicts and tensions among the princes and kings and the important mediating role elderly women of the family played in resolving some of these conflicts.” |