Question 1

Alamgirnama, the official chronicle covering the first ten years of Emperor Aurangzeb's reign, was composed by:

Accepted Answer

Mirza Muhammad Kazim — Mirza Muhammad Kazim wrote the Alamgirnama as the official chronicle of Aurangzeb's first decade; Aurangzeb later discontinued official court chronicling, which is why later sources like the Ma'asir-i-Alamgiri had to fill the gap for the rest of his reign.

Question 2

The critical work Muntakhab-ul-Lubab, providing an exhaustive history of the Mughal Empire up to Muhammad Shah, was written secretly by:

Accepted Answer

Khafi Khan (Muhammad Hashim) — Khafi Khan wrote the Muntakhab-ul-Lubab secretly (Aurangzeb had banned unofficial chronicling of his own reign), producing an unusually independent, even critical, narrative of the empire extending to Muhammad Shah's reign.

Question 3

Nuskha-i-Dilkasha, an indispensable contemporary primary source for Mughal military operations in the Deccan under Aurangzeb, was written by:

Accepted Answer

Bhimsen Saxena — Bhimsen Saxena, a Hindu official who personally served in the Deccan campaigns, wrote the Nuskha-i-Dilkasha as a firsthand military-administrative account, valuable precisely because it offers a participant's, rather than a court chronicler's, view.

Question 4

The historical text Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi (a separate work continuing from Barani's coverage) was composed by:

Accepted Answer

Shams-i Siraj Afif — Shams-i Siraj Afif wrote his own, separate Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi focused specifically and admiringly on Firoz Shah Tughlaq's reign, distinct from — and continuing chronologically after — Barani's earlier work of the same title.

Question 5

Which foreign traveler visited the court of Vijayanagara King Devaraya II as an ambassador of the Timurid ruler Shahrukh of Herat?

Accepted Answer

Abdur Razzak — Abdur Razzak visited Vijayanagara as an official ambassador of the Timurid ruler Shahrukh during Devaraya II's reign, leaving a detailed formal account of court ceremony and the city's prosperity, distinct from later independent travelers like Paes.

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