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The Ramayana and Mahabharata were translated from Sanskrit into Persian under whose reign?

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Babur
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Akbar
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Jehangir
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Shah Jahan
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Solution

The correct option is B Akbar
The Mughal period was the golden era for the Persian language. The Mughals made Persian their official language. The Mughal Emperors were patrons of the Persian language to such an extent that Akbar, the great Mughal emperor even had the Ramayana and the Mahabharata translated from Sanskrit to Persian.

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