Arrange the following Mughal chronicles in a chronological order.

(A) Lahori composes the first two daftars of the 'Badshah Nama'.
(B) Gulbadan Begum begins to write the 'Humayun Nama'.
(C) 'Alamgir Nama' compiled by Muhammad Kazim.
(D) Babur's memories translated into Persian language.
(E) Muhammad Waris begins to chronicle the third decade of Shah Jahan's reign.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B), (D), (A), (E), (C)

The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (A), (E), (C)

(B) 1587: Gulbadan Begum begins to write the 'Humayun Nama'.
(D) 1589: Babur's memories translated into Persian language.
(A) 1639-47: Lahori composes the first two daftars of the 'Badshah Nama'.
(E) 1650: Muhammad Waris begins to chronicle the third decade of Shah Jahan's reign.
(C) 1668: 'Alamgir Nama' compiled by Muhammad Kazim.

Timeline of major literary works in the Mughal period:

c.1587: Gulbadan Begum begins to write the Humayun Nama
1589: Babur’s memoirs translated into Persian as Babur Nama
1589-1602: Abu’l Fazl works on the Akbar Nama
1605-22: Jahangir writes his memoirs, the Jahangir Nama
1639-47:  Lahori composes the first two daftars of the Badshah Nama
c.1650:  Muhammad Waris begins to chronicle the third decade of Shah Jahan’s reign
1668:  Alamgir Nama, a history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign compiled by Muhammmad Kazim