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Prelims 2022 · Medieval History · Question 94

"Yogavasistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:

  1. Akbar
  2. Humayun
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer

Akbar

  • (a) Akbar — Correct. Nizamuddin Panipati translated the Yogavasistha into Persian as Jug Basisht during Akbar’s reign, when many Sanskrit works were rendered into Persian.
  • (b) Humayun — Incorrect. Humayun’s reign is not associated with this translation.
  • (c) Shahjahan — Incorrect. The translation predates Shahjahan and belongs to Akbar’s translation movement.
  • (d) Aurangzeb — Incorrect. Aurangzeb’s reign was much later and not the period of this work’s translation.
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