Medieval History PYQ 107 of 123 · Mughal Polity & Culture · Mughal Literature

In which language was ‘Tuzuk-i-Baburi’ written?

  1. APersian
  2. BArabic
  3. CTurkish
  4. DUrdu

56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014

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Correct answer: (c) Turkish

Explanation

Tuzuk-i-Baburi, or Baburnama, was written by Babur in his mother tongue, Chagatai Turkish. Its Persian translation was prepared during Akbar’s reign. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan translated it into Persian, while the first English translation of Baburnama was done by John Leyden and William Erskine.

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