Q. With respect to the Mughal ruler, Dara Shikoh, consider the following statements:
- He wrote Majma-ul-Bahrain, Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh and Sirr-i-Akbar.
- He was known as a pioneer of the academic movement for interfaith understanding in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Only 2
Notes:
- Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan was known as a pioneer of the academic movement for interfaith understanding in India.
- His most important works, Majma-ul-Bahrain (Mingling of Two Oceans) and Sirr-i-Akbar (Great Mystery) are devoted to the cause of establishing connections between Hinduism and Islam.
- Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh is a Persian language chronicle written by Sujan Rai in the Mughal Empire of present-day India.