Question

Information about literary Mughal Empire sources

Answer 1

A large number of literary texts exist that throw light on the Mughal era. These include Babur’s autobiography ‘Tuzuk-i-Babri’; ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ and ‘Akbar Namah’ by Abul Fazal; ‘Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh’ by Badauni; ‘Tarikh-i-Alfi’ by Mulla Daud; ‘Padshah Namah’ by Abdul Hamid Lahori; ‘Shah Jahan Namah’ by Inayat Khan; and ‘Alamgir Namah’ by Mirza Muhammad Kazim. Translations of several works of Hindu mythology and religious texts also exist. These include the Persian translation of Mahabharata called ‘Razm Namah’, of Ramayana by Badauni and Atharva Veda by Sarhindi.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mughal dynasty, Mughal also spelled Mogul, Persian Mughūl (“Mongol”), Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. After that time it continued to exist as a considerably reduced and increasingly powerless entity until the mid-19th century.