History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2018 History
Rafiuddin Shirazi, who came from Persia, writes that he saw a youth of twenty years leaning on a favourite and guessed that he must be the king, but the people performed no courtesies to him; the king himself was most informal and made no distinction between companions and strangers. About which of the following rulers is Shirazi writing?
AAkbar ✓ Correct
BJahangir
CJahandar Shah
DMuhammad Shah Rangila
Correct answer: (A) Akbar — Shirazi is writing about Akbar, so the answer is Akbar.
Explanation
★Shirazi is writing about Akbar, so the answer is Akbar.
★The passage gives the age of the king as twenty years.
★No Mughal other than Akbar became king at this age.
★Akbar came to the throne in 1556 after Humayun and ruled until 1605, about forty-nine years.
★He followed the policy of Sulh-i-Kul, peace with all.
★He abolished the jizya tax on the Hindus, so the informal young king described is Akbar.
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