Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazl in

The correct answer is A) Seven Years. Abul Fazl, Akbar's court historian and close confidant, began the Akbarnama around 1589 and completed it in 1596, which is a span of roughly seven years. It was written in Persian and forms the official history of Akbar's reign, with the third volume being the Ain-i-Akbari.

• B) Eight Years: Does not match the 1589 to 1596 span usually cited for the work.
• C) Nine Years: Too long. The work was finished before the decade ended.
• D) Ten Years: Also too long, and it confuses the work with other chronological references.

The core concept is court historiography. The Akbarnama was an officially sponsored chronicle, so it presents Akbar's rule in a favourable light, which is a key point when you use Mughal sources in Mains answers on medieval India. Keep this distinction in mind when you compare it with Jahangir's Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.

Trap: Aspirants often take the year of Abul Fazl's death (1602) or the dates of the Ain-i-Akbari as the completion period, and then pick the wrong option.