HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Hindi poet Jagannath Pandit Raj was the most favorite poet of which of the following Emperors?
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Jahangir
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Shahjahan
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Akbar
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Humayun
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As a literary theorist or rhetorician, he is known for Rasagaṅgādhara, a work on poetic theory. He was granted the title of Paṇḍitarāja by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, at whose court he received patronage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jaganath Pandithraya, court poet of Shahjahan has written two Sanskrit books Ganga Lahari and Rasagangadharam.
Detailed explanation-3: -The option D, Sunder Das too was part of the Shah Jahan’s court but he was a poet and not a singer. He was a Brahmin Braj poet from Gwalior. He wrote the famous work Sundar Shringar which included a short eulogy to the emperor as well.
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