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The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami
The Ain-i Akbari is made up about five books, about which the first three describe the administration. The first book, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration, and the establishment about servants. This book includes notices and short biographical sketches about imperial officials (mansabdars), learned men, poets, and artists. The third book, mulk-abadi, is the one which provides rich quantitative information on revenue, rates, followed by the “Account about the Twelve Provinces.” This section has detailed statistical information, which includes the geographic, topographic, and economic profile about all subas and their administrative and fiscal divisions (sarkars, parganas, and mahals), total measured area, and assessed revenue (jama). The fourth and fifth (daftars) deal with the religious, literary, and cultural, traditions about the people about India and also contain a collection about Akbar’s “auspicious sayings.”
The Ain-i Akbari is made up of how many daftars?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Five
The Ain-i Akbari is made up of five books (daftars). The first three describe the administration: the manzil-abadi (imperial household), the sipah-abadi (military and civil administration) and the mulk-abadi (fiscal side of the empire). The fourth and fifth books deal with the religious, literary and cultural traditions of the people of India and contain a collection of Akbar’s ‘auspicious sayings’.
NCERT (2025-26): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami … The Ain is made up of five books (daftars), of which the first three books describe the administration. The first book, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration and the establishment of servants. This book includes notices and short biographical sketches of imperial officials (mansabdars), learned men, poets and artists.… …The fourth and fifth books (daftars) deal with the religious, literary and cultural traditions of the people of India and also contain a collection of Akbar’s ‘auspicious sayings’.” |