Read the passage and answer the five questions that follow.

Mughal chronicles, especially the Akbar Nama, written by Abu'l Fazl, have bequeathed a vision of empire in which agency rests almost solely with the emperor, while the rest of the kingdom has been portrayed as following his orders. Yet if we look more closely at the rich information, these histories provide information about the apparatus of the Mughal State from which we may be able to understand the ways in which the imperial organization was dependent on several different institutions to be able to function effectively. One important pillar of the Mughal State was the nobility.

Mughal chronicles viewed the emperors as supreme sovereigns because

Vision of empire viewed the emperor as the sole ruler.

The correct answer is Option (2) - Vision of empire viewed the emperor as the sole ruler.

As mentioned in the passage: Mughal chronicles, especially the Akbar Nama, written by Abu'l Fazl, have bequeathed a vision of empire in which agency rests almost solely with the emperor, while the rest of the kingdom has been portrayed as following his orders.

This perspective aligns with the idea that the emperor is the sole ruler and the embodiment of supreme sovereignty.

Thus the correct answer is Option (2).