Arrange the following Mughal chronicles in a chronological order : (A…

The correct answer is Option (4) → (E), (C), (D), (B), (A)

(E) Babur Nama — Babur himself wrote his memoirs in Turkish; by c. 1530 the manuscript had become part of the family collection of the Timurids. It was translated into Persian as the Babur Nama in 1589.

(C) Humayun Nama — c. 1587: Gulbadan Begum begins to write the Humayun Nama.

(D) Akbar Nama — 1589-1602: Abu’l Fazl works on the Akbar Nama.

(B) Jahangir Nama — 1605-22: Jahangir writes his memoirs, the Jahangir Nama.

(A) Alamgir Nama — 1668: a history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign, compiled by Muhammad Kazim.

Note 1: The question is not properly framed, as the dates of the Babur Nama overlap with those of the Humayun Nama and the Akbar Nama: the Persian translation of Babur’s memoirs (1589) came after Gulbadan Begum began the Humayun Nama (c. 1587), in the same year as the work on the Akbar Nama began. Taken from Babur’s own time, when he wrote the memoirs (by c. 1530), the Babur Nama comes first, and only Option (4) gives an order that fits every other date. Therefore, Option (4) is the most appropriate answer.

Note 2: 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).