History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2013 History
Which Mughal court chronicle gives an account of the Ahom kingdom of Assam?
APadshahnama
BAlamgirnama ✓ Correct
CFutuhat-i-Alamgiri
DMaasir-i-Alamgiri
Correct answer: (B) Alamgirnama — The Alamgirnama gives an account of the Ahom kingdom, so the answer is the Alamgirnama.
Explanation
★The Alamgirnama gives an account of the Ahom kingdom, so the answer is the Alamgirnama.
★The Alamgirnama is the official court history of the early reign of Aurangzeb.
★It was written by Mirza Muhammad Kazim.
★It is useful for the history of Bengal in the first ten years of Aurangzeb's reign.
★That period saw the fall of Shah Shuja and Mir Jumla's invasion of Assam.
★It also records the conquest of Chittagong by Shaista Khan.
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