Question

In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?

(a) An important military commander during Akbar reign.

(b) An official historian of the reign of Shahjahan.

(c) An important noble and confidant of Aurangzeb.

(d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah.

Answer 1

(b) An official historian of the reign of Shahjahan.

Abdul Hamid Lahori (d. 1654) was a traveller during the period of Shahjahan who later became a court historian of Shahjahan. He wrote the book Padshah Nama also referred as Badshah nama, about the reign of Shahjahan.