Which of the following books are correctly matched with their authors?
(A) Humayun Nama - Gulbadan Begum
(B) Akbar Nama - Abul Fazl
(C) Badshah Nama - Abdul Hamid Lahori
(D) Alamgir Nama - Muhammad Waris
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
The Mughal emperors had the history of their reigns written down; each chronicle is named after the emperor it describes (nama means book or account).
(A) Humayun Nama - Gulbadan Begum Correct. Gulbadan Begum, Babur’s daughter and Humayun’s half-sister, wrote it at Akbar’s request, describing the family life of Babur and Humayun.
(B) Akbar Nama - Abul Fazl Correct. Abul Fazl, one of the nine gems of Akbar’s court, wrote the Akbar Nama in three volumes, the last of which is the Ain-i-Akbari.
(C) Badshah Nama - Abdul Hamid Lahori Correct. Abdul Hamid Lahori, a pupil of Abul Fazl, was appointed by Shah Jahan to write the official history of his reign.
(D) Alamgir Nama - Muhammad Waris Incorrect. The Alamgir Nama, on the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign, was written by Mirza Muhammad Kazim. Muhammad Waris wrote the account of the last years of Shah Jahan’s reign, continuing Lahori’s Badshah Nama.