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Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
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- Badayuni
- Vincent Smith
- Barni
- W. Haig
Correct Option: B
Vincent Arthur Smith, a British Indologist and art historian, in his book titled ‘The Early History of India,’ described whole scheme of Din-i-Ilahi as the outcome of ridiculous vanity, monstrous growth of unrestrained autocracy – a monument of Akbar’s folly, not of his wisdom.” He further called it “a silly invention”.