Abdul Hamid Lahori — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2006
In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
- Military commander during Akbar’s reign
- Official historian of Shah Jahan
- Noble under Aurangzeb
- Chronicler under Muhammad Shah
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- ʿAbd-al-Ḥamīd Lāhūrī was a 17th-century traveller and historian during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahān who later became a court historian for the emperor. He wrote the Pādshāh-nāma, the official chronicle of the Shah Jahān’s reign.
Answer: (b) Official historian of Shah Jahan
