Question

Abdul Hamid Lahori's work titled 'Badshah Nama' is the official history of his patron:
1. Shah Jahan
2. Jahangir
3. Humayun
4. Aurangzeb

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Shah Jahan

The correct answer is Shah Jahan.

• Badshah Nama is a group of works written as the official history of the reign of Shah Jahan (Mughal Emperor).
• Badshah Nama used for the illustrated manuscript versions.
• Badshah Nama is also known as "Padshahnama".
• During the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Abdul Hamid Lahori was a historian and traveler who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan. 
• In this book, Lahori has described Shah Jahan's life and activities during the first twenty years of his reign. 
• Lahori wrote the book Badshah Nama, about the reign of Shah Jahan.

 

• Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan reign from 1628 to 1658.
• Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Alamgir 1, Bahadur Shah are the important emperors of the Mughal dynasty.