Multiple choice

Whoc was the chief court poet of Akbar?

  1. Ghizali

  2. Faizi

  3. Abul Fazl

  4. Saiyyad Jamaluddin Faridi

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Faizi (also known as Shaikh Abu'l-Faiz ibn Mubarak) was appointed as the malik-ush-shu'ara (king of poets) in Akbar's court and was one of the navratnas (nine jewels). He composed Persian poetry and also wrote the official history of Akbar's reign, the Tarikh-i-Faizi.