HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?
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Jahangir
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Shah Jahan
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Humayun
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Babar
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Jahangir, the Mughal Emperor, had excellent knowledge of paintings and credited with the composition of many secular Hindi songs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emperor Akbar was a great lover of music. Abul Fazl, who was a historian during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, mentioned in his work that Akbar patronised 36 musicians. The most famous among them was Tansen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the Mughal emperors were also very fond of music. But there was one notable exception-Emperor Aurangzeb, who banned music because he thought that it was illegal and against the spirit of Islam. Q.
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