History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2015 History
Which one of the following is not correct?
ATara Chand credits the Mughals for steamrolling the 'old plurality of political units'
BR.C. Majumdar refuses to endorse P.N. Oak's fantasies about the Taj Mahal being a 'Hindu' monument
CThe Tarikh-i-Alfi was written at the instance of Aurangzeb ✓ Correct
DShaikh Tajuddin, a protagonist of Ibn al-Arabi, introduced his principal concept in Akbar's court at Fatehpur Sikri
Correct answer: (C) The Tarikh-i-Alfi was written at the instance of Aurangzeb — The claim that the Tarikh-i-Alfi was written at the instance of Aurangzeb is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that the Tarikh-i-Alfi was written at the instance of Aurangzeb is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Tarikh-i-Alfi was in fact written at the instance of Akbar.
★So linking it with Aurangzeb is wrong.
★It is a general history of the Muslim rulers after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
★It was written to mark a thousand years of the Islamic era.
★The other three statements are correct.
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