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Which Mughal King ordered to translate famous Hindu books “Ramyana and Mahabharta” in Persian language ?
AAurangzeb Alamgir
BJalal uddin Akbar
CZahiruddin Babar
DShah-jahan
Correct answer
B. Jalal uddin Akbar
Explanation
The Mughal emperor Akbar (1542-1605) commissioned the translation of a number of texts from Sanskrit into Persian, one of his most ambitious projects being the Mahabharata.