Arrange the following chronicles and memoirs of the Mughal emperors in chronological order.
(A) 'Humayun Nama' is prepared by Gulbadan Begum.
(B) 'Alamgir Nama', history of Aurangzeb was compiled.
(C) Babur's memoirs were translated into Persian.
(D) Jahangir writes his memoirs in 'Jahangir Nama'.
(E) Lahori composes first two daftars of 'Badshah Nama'.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C), (D), (E), (B)
(A) ‘Humayun Nama’ is prepared by Gulbadan Begum. — c. 1587, when Gulbadan Begum began to write the Humayun Nama.
(C) Babur’s memoirs were translated into Persian. — 1589, as the Babur Nama.
(D) Jahangir writes his memoirs in ‘Jahangir Nama’. — 1605-22.
(E) Lahori composes first two daftars of ‘Badshah Nama’. — 1639-47.
(B) ‘Alamgir Nama’, history of Aurangzeb was compiled. — 1668: a history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign, compiled by Muhammad Kazim.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles (Pre-rationalised)
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