Who wrote the book "Ain-I Akbari"? |
Amir Khusrau Abul Fazal Faizi Abdul Rahim Khan |
Abul Fazal |
The correct answer is Option 2 - Abul Fazal Abul Fazal wrote Ain I Akbari. Our major sources for the agrarian history of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries are chronicles and documents from the Mughal court. One of the most important chronicles was the Ain-i Akbari (in short the Ain) authored by Akbar’s court historian Abu’l Fazl. This text meticulously recorded the arrangements made by the state to ensure cultivation, to enable the collection of revenue by the agencies of the state and to regulate the relationship between the state and rural magnates, the zamindars. The central purpose of the Ain was to present a vision of Akbar’s empire where social harmony was provided by a strong ruling class. |