Who among the following has written the 'Badshah Nama'?
Abdul Hamid Lahori
The correct answer is Abdul Hamid Lahori.
The 'Badshah Nama' (also spelled Padshahnama) is the official chronicle of the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, written in Persian by Abdul Hamid Lahori, a court historian patronised by the emperor.
It covers the first two decades of Shah Jahan's rule and is celebrated both as a historical record and for its lavishly illustrated imperial manuscripts.
Note on the other options:
- Babur wrote the Baburnama (Tuzk-i-Baburi), his own autobiography in Chagatai Turkic.
- Inayat Khan authored the Shah Jahan Nama, a separate abridged history of Shah Jahan's reign.
- Abul Fazl wrote the Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari, the official chronicles of Emperor Akbar's reign.
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