The following great chronicles were written in the Mughal Empire that depict the glory of Mughals. Arrange them in a chronological order.
A. Akbar Nama
B. Babur Nama
C. Badshah Nama
D. Alamgir Nama
E. Jahangir Nama
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, A, E, C, D
B. Babur Nama — Babur’s memoirs were written in Turkish (the manuscript became part of the family collection c. 1530) and were translated into Persian as the Babur Nama in 1589.
A. Akbar Nama — Abu’l Fazl worked on the Akbar Nama in 1589-1602.
E. Jahangir Nama — Jahangir wrote his memoirs, the Jahangir Nama, in 1605-22.
C. Badshah Nama — Lahori composed the first two daftars of the Badshah Nama, the history of Shah Jahan’s reign, in 1639-47.
D. Alamgir Nama — The Alamgir Nama, a history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign, was compiled by Muhammad Kazim in 1668.
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: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles (Pre-rationalised)
Timeline ‘Some Major Mughal Chronicles and Memoirs’, chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ (pre-rationalised NCERT) |
