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Whose English translation of Volume 1 of the Ain-i Akbari, published…

Whose English translation of Volume 1 of the Ain-i Akbari, published in Calcutta in 1873, is regarded as the standard one?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Henry Blochmann

<strong>Henry Blochmann</strong> made the standard translation of Volume 1 (1873); <strong>H.S. Jarrett</strong> translated the other two volumes.

NCERT (2026-27): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami …
Given the importance of the Ain, it has been translated for use by a number of scholars. Henry Blochmann edited it and the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), published it in its Bibliotheca Indica series. The book has also been translated into English in three volumes. The standard translation of Volume 1 is that of Henry Blochmann (Calcutta 1873). The other two volumes were translated by H.S. Jarrett (Calcutta 1891 and 1894).”