Who amongst the following Mughal emperors got classical Hindu mythological texts Ramayana and Mahabharata translated into Persian?

The correct answer is Akbar.
 Key Points

• The Mahabharata was translated into Persian at Akbar’s orders, by Faizi and `Abd al-Qadir Bada’uni (c. 1540 – 1615) and named Razmnameh.
• Akbar
  • Akbar was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
  • Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun.
  • Jahangir was his son.
  • His abolition of Jajiya, his new religion Din-i-Ilahi, his land revenue policy, administrative policy etc. were such that his half century rule proved to be one of the brightest chapters in Indian History

Additional Information

• Jahangir
  • Jahangir was a great patron of art and literature he spent lavishly in building splendid buildings and gardens and mausoleums.
  • He was easily impressed by poets and writers especially those who wrote verses in his praise.
  • Under his rule, he got constructed the Akbar's tomb, Idmaat ud Daulas tomb, and the famous Jahangir Fort.
• Aurangzeb
  • Aurangzeb was the last important Mughal ruler and after him, the Mughal empire rapidly decayed and was finally put to an end by the British.
  • This King reigned for half a century and died in 1707 leaving behind a war of succession.
• Humayun
  • Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, and Bangladesh from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556.