Explanation
- A
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri – Minhaj-us-Siraj-Juzjani
(a) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri – Minhaj-us-Siraj Juzjani. Correct: the 1260s dynastic history dedicated to Nasiruddin Mahmud.
- B
Tarikh-i-Firozshahi – Shams-i-Siraj-Afif
(b) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi – Shams-i-Siraj Afif. Afif’s work on Firuz Shah Tughlaq is correctly paired (Barani wrote another Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi; this option names Afif).
- C
Tughlaqnama – Ibn Battuta
(c) Tughlaqnama – Ibn Battuta. Incorrect. Tughlaqnama is Amir Khusrau’s masnavi on Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. Ibn Battuta wrote the Rihla and served Muhammad bin Tughlaq, but he is not the author of Tughlaqnama. This unmatched pair is the official key.
- D
Humayunnama – Gulbadan Begam
(d) Humayunnama – Gulbadan Begam. Correct: Humayun’s sister wrote the Ahval-i-Humayun Badshah.
Summary. Official key is (c) Tughlaqnama – Ibn Battuta. Khusrau wrote Tughlaqnama; Battuta wrote the Rihla. Juzjani, Afif and Gulbadan pairs stand. Honour the stored letter (c).
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