Abdul Hamid Lahori was the official court historian during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. He authored the ‘Padshahnama’ (Chronicle of the King of the World), which serves as the most important primary source for the history of the first twenty years of Shah Jahan’s rule, detailing administration and architecture. The correct answer is (D) A court historian during the reign of Shah Jahan.
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Abdul Hamid Lahori was the principal court historian (waqa’i navis) during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. He was personally entrusted by Shah Jahan to write the official history of his rule, which resulted in the detailed and authoritative ‘Padshahnama‘. His work is a crucial primary source for understanding Shah Jahan’s administration, military campaigns and, most famously, the construction of his architectural masterpieces, including the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort of Delhi.