Medieval History PYQ 112 of 123 · Mughal Polity & Culture · Mughal Period : Miscellaneous

Who stated that five thousand to twenty thousand men worked for forty years to build the palace of forty pillars at Allahabad in Akbar's time?

  1. AManucci
  2. BTavernier
  3. CWilliam Finch
  4. DAbdul Hamid Lahori
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018

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Correct answer: (c) William Finch

Explanation

According to William Finch, the construction of the “Palace of Forty Pillars” in Allahabad took about 40 years, and around five thousand to twenty thousand people worked for its construction.

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