A
Akbar
B
Humayun
C
Shahjahan
D
Aurangzeb
Correct answer: (a) Akbar
Explanation
- A
Akbar
Akbar. Nizamuddin Panipati’s Persian Yogavasistha sits in the Akbari translation project.
- B
Humayun
Humayun. Too early for this rendering.
- C
Shahjahan
Shahjahan. Later Mughal, not this translator–text pair.
- D
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb. Not the patron of this Persian Yogavasistha.
Summary. Official key is (a) Akbar. The Yogavasistha was rendered into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati in Akbar’s reign, part of the Maktab Khana / translation effort.
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