Consider the following statements :
1. Akbar Nama and Badshah Nama are the important illustrated Mughal official histories.
2. While Akbar Nama was written by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Badshah Nama was authored by Abul Fazl.
3. The Akbar Nama is divided into three books, of which the third book is the Ain-e-Akbari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
2nd statement is incorrect i.e. Akbar Nama was written by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Badshah Nama was authored by Abul Fazl.
Abul Fazl was the author of Akbar Nama.
Abdul Hamid Lahori was a traveler and historian during the period of Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book Padshahnama also referred as Badshahnama, about the reign of Shah Jahan.