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Class 12 History Notes Chapter 9

Kings and Chronicles The Mughal

Courts

February 17, 2017 by Bhagya

Class 12 History Notes Chapter 9 Kings and

Chronicles The Mughal Courts

• Chronicles of the Mughal Emperor provides us valuable informations about the
institution of Mughal state. These texts clearly depicted the policies of Mughal
Empire which they sought to impose on their domain.
• Babur was the founder of Mughal Empire. His grandson, Akbar, was considered
as the greatest Mughal Emperor.
• Akbar did not only consolidate his empire but also made it one of the strongest
empires of his time.
• Mughal chronicles were written by mostly Mughal courtiers, who mainly focused
on the events related to the rulers, their family, the court and wars and the
administration.
• Persian was used as the main language.
• Paintings were done on the choronicles to make them attractive.
• Two most important illustrated Mughal official histories were—Akbar Nama and
Badshah Nama.
• According to Abu’l Fazl, the Mughal emperor had the responsibility to protect the
Jan, Mai, names and din of his subject.
• Shahjahan’s daughter Jahanara took part in many architectural planning of new
capital of the empire, Shahjahanbad.
• Imperial Kitabkhana were the main centres for the creation of manuscripts.
Painters played an important role in the creation of Mughal manuscripts.
• Paper-makers required to prepare folio of manuscripts, calligrapher copied the
text, gilders illuminated the pages, painter illustrated the scene from the text,
bookbinders collected the individual folios and set them within ornamental covers.
• Akbar Nama has three volumes. Every volume contained information of ten lunar
years. Its first two volumes were written by Lahori, which were later on revised by
Wazir Sadullah Khan. The third volume is written by wazir, because at that time
Lahori became very old and was unable to write.
• Gulbadan Begum wrote Humayun Nama. It gives us a glimpse into the domestic
world of Mughals.
• Jharokha darshan was introduced by Akbar. According to the emperor it began his
day at sunrise with a few religious prayer and then used to appear in a small