HistoryMedieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

The Ain-i Akbari is regarded as a benchmark for studying India at the…

The Ain-i Akbari is regarded as a benchmark for studying India at the turn of which century?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Seventeenth century

The Ain records the empire and people of India and is a <strong>benchmark for studying India at the turn of the seventeenth century</strong> (around 1600).

NCERT (2026-27): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami …
The Ain completely departed from this tradition as it recorded information about the empire and the people of India, and thus constitutes a benchmark for studying India at the turn of the seventeenth century. The value of the Ain’s quantitative evidence is uncontested where the study of agrarian relations is concerned. …”