Futuhat-i-Alamgiri was written by

Correct answer: (a) Ishwardas Nagar

Explanation

The book Futuhat-i-Alamgiri was written by Ishwardas Nagar, who served as a Mughal officer in the Jodhpur region for a long time. This work includes some important events of Aurangzeb’s reign (up to A.D. 1698). It also throws considerable light on provincial administration in Malwa and Rajputana. It contains deep insights into some of the mysteries surrounding his reign; however, the work has at times been portrayed as biased, orthodox, communal, sectarian, and even anti-people. It is noteworthy that in Futuhat-i-Alamgiri, the emperor is shown neither as a supporter of Islam nor as a persecutor of Hinduism. Moreover, neither the conflict with Shivaji nor the events after the death of Jaswant Singh are presented from a religious perspective.