Babur’s autobiography, the Baburnama, is a narrative of his political career and artistic passion. What feeling of Babur does it also reflect?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Love and fondness for the Indian land and ecology
Option (1) Longing for the land and ecology of Central Asia — Incorrect. Babur came from present day Uzbekistan, but his memoirs are not said to reflect a longing for Central Asia. They speak of his fondness for India.
Option (2) Pride in his descent from Emperor Timur — Incorrect. Babur was a descendent of Emperor Timur. This is a fact of his family line, not the feeling his memoirs reflect.
Option (3) Love and fondness for the art of the Safavid court — Incorrect. It was Humayun, not Babur, who saw the art of the Safavid court during his exile with Shah Tahmasp.
Option (4) Love and fondness for the Indian land and ecology — Correct. The Baburnama reflects the love and fondness Babur had, as an outsider, for the Indian land and ecology.
NCERT (2026-27): “Early Mughal Painting In 1526, Babur, the first Mughal emperor, came from present day Uzbekistan and was a descendent of Emperor Timur and Chatghtai Turk. … 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.” |