Medieval History PYQ 103 of 123 · Mughal Polity & Culture · Mughal Literature

Who wrote Humayun Nama?

  1. ABabur
  2. BHumayun
  3. CGulbadan Begum
  4. DJahangir

42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997-98

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Correct answer: (c) Gulbadan Begum

Explanation

Babur’s daughter Gulbadan Begum composed Humayun-nama, which is in the Persian language. Emperor Akbar ordered that anyone who remembered anything about the reigns of Babur and Humayun should write it down and present it to him, so that material could be collected for the composition of Akbarnama. Therefore, many people began writing history, and Gulbadan’s Humayun-nama was also written according to this order.

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