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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 47 of 200

Q47
History of IndiaMughal Empire
Abul Fazl was the court poet of
  1. a.Babur
  2. b.Akbar
  3. c.Shah Jahan
  4. d.Jahangir

Answer: (B) Akbar

Abul Fazl was one of the 'navaratnas' at Akbar's court and wrote the Akbarnama and the Ain-i-Akbari. He was killed in 1602 by Bir Singh Bundela at the instigation of Prince Salim, later Jahangir. Jahangir wrote his own memoirs, the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri. Shah Jahan's court historian was Abdul Hamid Lahori, and Babur wrote the Baburnama.

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