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Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc., in his diary?
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- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Babur
- Aurangzeb
- Akbar
Correct Option: E
A very notable feature of Mughal times was the development of interest in natural history. Both Babur's account of Indian fauna and flora (Baburnama) and Jahangir's investigations in Natural History (Tuzuk-i Jahangiri) are well known. Babur offers his description of fauna of India in a very systematic style. Jahangir's interest in animals, birds and fauna shows even a greater scientific bent of mind than his great
grandfather. He had perhaps greater leisure than Babur had to satisfy his sense of curiosity, but that he had such a sense surely is much to his credit