12th Class History Solved Paper - History 2017 Outside Delhi Set-I

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    How do you think that the chronicles commissioned by the Mughal Emperors are an important source for studying Mughal history?

    Answer:

    (a) Chronicles commissioned by the Mughal Emperors are an important source to study the empire and its court. They were written in order to project a vision of an enlightened kingdom to all those who came under its umbrella. The authors of Mughal chronicles focused on events related to life of the rulers their family, the court and the nobles, wars and administrative systems.
    (b) These chronicles were written in Persian. This language flourished as a language of the court and of literary writings, alongside North Indian languages, especially Hindavi and its regional variants. The Mughals were Chagtai Turks by origin Turkish was their mother tongue.
    (c) Chronicles narrating the events of the Mughal emperor?s reign contained written texts, images that described an event in visual forms.
    (d) When scenes and themes in a book were to be given visual expression, the scribe left blank spaces on nearby pages; paintings executed separately by artists, were inserted to accompany what was; described in words.


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