Babur wrote a detailed autobiography, the Baburnama. What do its accounts contain?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Narratives of the emperor’s political career and artistic passion
Option (1) Narratives of the emperor’s religious faith and court rituals — Incorrect. The Baburnama tells of his political life and his love of art. It is not an account of his faith or court rituals.
Option (2) Records of the paintings made in his royal atelier — Incorrect. It is a narrative of his own life and passion for art, not a list of paintings made in the atelier.
Option (3) Narratives of the emperor’s political career and artistic passion — Correct. Babur’s accounts in the Baburnama are narratives of his political career and artistic passion.
Option (4) Persian translations of revered Sanskrit texts — Incorrect. Persian translations of Sanskrit texts were commissioned later by Akbar, such as the Razm Nama.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting …Babur had a dynamic taste for a variety of arts. He is reputed to be a man of letters and a keen patron of art, manuscripts, architecture, gardening, etc. Babur’s detailed accounts in Baburnama, his autobiography, are narratives of the emperor’s political carrier and artistic passion. Baburnama reflects the love and fondness that Babur had as an outsider for the Indian land and ecology.…” |