Abu'l Fazl's Ain-i Akbari marked a major breakthrough in the tradition of medieval chroniclers. What did these earlier chroniclers mostly write about?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Remarkable political events such as wars and conquests
Option (1) Land revenue and agrarian relations of the villages — Incorrect. Land revenue and agrarian relations are where the Ain's own quantitative data are most valued. Earlier chronicles gave them little space.
Option (2) Religious debates among scholars and saints — Incorrect. Religious debates were not the main subject of these chronicles. Their thrust was political.
Option (3) Crafts, trade and prices in the main towns — Incorrect. Crafts, trade and prices were the kind of information earlier chroniclers touched on only in passing.
Option (4) Remarkable political events such as wars and conquests — Correct. Medieval chroniclers wrote mostly about <strong>remarkable political events</strong>: wars, conquests, political machinations and dynastic turmoil. The Ain broke from this by recording the empire's people and products.
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