QUESTION 12
GS1
15 marks
Persian literary sources of medieval India reflect the spirit of the age. Comment.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Comment on how Persian texts of medieval India reflect the politics, society and culture of their time.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Court chronicles: Barani's Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, Abul Fazl's Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari, Badauni's critical view≈50 words
- 2Memoirs: Baburnama (Turki, translated to Persian), Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri≈50 words
- 3Reflect: administration, statecraft, revenue, religious debates, court culture, Persian translations of Sanskrit (Razmnama)≈50 words
- 4Limits: court bias, elite focus≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
IntroTypes of sources with examplesWhat they showLimitsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only listing books
- No mention of bias
Draw this
- Table: text → author → what it reflects
Value addition
- ExampleThe Ain-i-Akbari records the zabt revenue system, prices, and mansabdari, a key source for Mughal administration.Abul Fazl, Ain-i-Akbari
- ExampleAkbar's Maktab Khana translated the Mahabharata into Persian as the Razmnama.Mughal court records
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 23 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ajay R Raj · AIR 109 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Monika Srivastava · AIR 16 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Ajay R Raj · AIR 109 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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