Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

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).

What is the completion year of Ain-i Akbari?

Options:

1596

1597

1598

1594

Correct Answer:

1598

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 1598

The Ain-i Akbari, compiled by Abu’l Fazl under the orders of Emperor Akbar, was completed in 1598, which was the forty-second regnal year of Akbar’s reign.