Who among the following translated 300 volumes of Sanskrit books collected by Firoz Tughlaq during the campaign of Nagarkot?

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Correct — A, Azizuddin Khan. After Firoz Shah Tughlaq's campaign against Nagarkot (Kangra), he took possession of a large collection of Sanskrit manuscripts from the Jwalamukhi temple library. He had a set of these works (on subjects such as astronomy, astrology and divination) rendered into Persian; the translation was carried out by Azizuddin Khan and the resulting Persian work was titled 'Dalail-i-Firozshahi'. Firoz Shah is remembered as the first Delhi Sultan to sponsor such Sanskrit-to-Persian translation.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Associated with the later Mughal literary milieu, not with Firoz Shah Tughlaq's 14th-century Nagarkot translation.  (c) Not the scholar credited with translating the Nagarkot manuscripts under Firoz Shah Tughlaq.  (d) A Persian poet of the Mughal era (poet-laureate under Jahangir), separated from Firoz Tughlaq by more than two centuries — unconnected to this translation.

Concept: Firoz Shah Tughlaq (r. 1351-1388) is noted for patronising the translation of Indian texts into Persian. From the temple library at Nagarkot (Kangra), captured during his campaign there, he obtained a hoard of Sanskrit manuscripts, part of which were translated into Persian as 'Dalail-i-Firozshahi' by Azizuddin Khan.

State PCS 2023 Q109 — History PYQ with Answer

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