INDIAN HISTORY

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Historian Abdul Hamid Lahori was in the court of
A
Aurangzeb
B
Akbar
C
Jahangir
D
Shahjahan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abdul Hamid Lahori (Urdu: ; died 1654) was a traveller and historian during the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan (Shah Jahan’s official chronicler). He wrote the book Padshahnama, about the reign of Shah Jahan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abdul Hamid Lahori was a traveler and official historian during the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. He is best known for his work called Padshahnamah . It is divided into two volumes and is a genre of works written as the official visual history of Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan’s reign.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Padshahnama (’Book of Emperors’) is a chronicle commissioned by the fifth Mughal emperor Shah-Jahan (r. 1628–58). The text is a propagandist celebration of his reign and his dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although Shah Jahan fully recovered from his illness, Aurangzeb declared him incompetent to rule and put him under house arrest in Agra Fort. Jahanara Begum Sahib, Mumtaz Mahal’s eldest surviving daughter, voluntarily shared his 8-year confinement and nursed him in his dotage. In January 1666, Shah Jahan fell ill.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Shah Jahan. Badshah Nama is a group of works written as the official history of the reign of Shah Jahan (Mughal Emperor).

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