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Q · Literary Sources MedievalMedium · 45s
Consider the following pairs: Historian Ruler described 1. Abul Fazl Akbar 2. Badauni Akbar 3. Al Utbi Mahmud of Ghazni Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
TopicLiterary Sources Medieval
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Abul Fazl’s Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari describe Akbar; Badauni also wrote about Akbar, but with a critical tone (Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh). Al Utbi wrote Kitab-ul-Yamini about Mahmud of Ghazni.
Final Answer: Option C - 1, 2 and 3