Who among the following was the author of the Badshah Nama ?

Abdul Hamid Lahori

Abul Fazl

Shah Jahan

Sadullah Khan

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UPSC NDA-1 – 2017

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Badshah Nama (or Padshahnama) is the official chronicle of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. While several authors contributed to the historical accounts of Shah Jahan’s reign, the most famous and widely accepted author of the official Badshah Nama covering the first twenty years of his rule is Abdul Hamid Lahori. Abul Fazl was the historian and chronicler during Emperor Akbar’s reign, famous for writing the Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari. Shah Jahan was the ruler whose reign was chronicled, not the author himself. Sadullah Khan was a prominent minister during Shah Jahan’s reign.

This question tests knowledge about important historical texts and their authors from the Mughal period in India.

Historical chronicles like Badshah Nama provide valuable primary source material for understanding the political, social, and cultural history of the Mughal Empire. Other notable Mughal historians include Nizamuddin Ahmad (Tabaqat-i-Akbari), Abdul Qadir Badauni (Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh), and Muhammad Waris (who continued Lahori’s work).

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