RAS question
Which Mughal Emperor's autobiography is called 'Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri'?
Correct answer: (A) Jahangir.
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, also called the Memoirs of Jahangir, is the autobiography of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Explanation
Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri is associated with Jahangir because it is his own memoir, also identified in the Project Gutenberg record as The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri: or, Memoirs of Jahangir by Jahangir. The work was written in Persian and records details of his reign, including his interest in painting and nature, along with descriptions of Kashmir. That makes Jahangir the substantive answer, not merely the option that matches the title. The later part of the text was completed by Mutamad Khan, which is why the work can still be treated as Jahangir's memoir while recognising its later completion history.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Shah Jahan is not linked to Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri; his reign chronicle is Padshahnama.
- (C) Akbar did not write this autobiography; Ain-i-Akbari was written by Abul Fazl, not by Akbar as a memoir.
- (D) Babur had a separate autobiography, Baburnama or Tuzuk-i-Baburi, so Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri cannot be assigned to him.
Concept
This tests Mughal literary and historical sources, especially the authorship of court chronicles and memoirs. RAS repeats such source-based questions because they connect medieval polity, culture, and historiography in a compact factual form.