History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
Who wrote the following lines describing his fall from prestige: 'God honoured me at the beginning and disgraced me at the end of my life'?
AIsami
BMulla Ahmad Tattawi
CAmir Khusrau
DBarani ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Barani — Barani wrote these lines, so the answer is Barani.
Explanation
★Barani wrote these lines, so the answer is Barani.
★The lines describing his fall from prestige were written by Barani.
★Barani had been a courtier and companion of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
★He lost favour in the reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq and lived his last years in poverty.
★He expressed his sorrow at this fall in these lines.
★So the writer of these lines was Barani.
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