Who ordered Abu'l Fazl to write 'Ain-i-Akbari'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Akbar
The Ain-i Akbari was the culmination of a large historical and administrative project undertaken by Abu’l Fazl at the order of Emperor Akbar; it was completed in 1598.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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NCERT (2026-27): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami … The Ain-i Akbari was the culmination of a large historical, 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, comprised three books.…” |