Who among the following was the author of 'Ain-i-Akbari', the third volume of the official chronicle 'Akbarnama'?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Abul Fazl, a prominent court historian and one of the Navratnas in Akbar's court, authored the 'Akbarnama', of which the 'Ain-i-Akbari' serves as the administrative and statistical third volume. Badauni and Abdul Hamid Lahori authored different historical texts such as the 'Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh' and 'Badshahnama' respectively. Mughal era literary sources are frequently highlighted in civil services history tests.