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History GK · Q51

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Competitive Exams · History GK · question 51

Q51

The Upanishads were translated into Persian by

A.
Akbar
B.
Dara Shikoh
Answer
C.
Shah Jahan
D.
Jahangir

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Dara Shukoh subsequently developed a friendship with the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai. Dara Shukoh devoted much effort towards finding a common mystical language between Islam and Hinduism. Towards this goal he completed the translation of fifty Upanishads from their original Sanskrit into Persian in 1657 so that they could be studied by Muslim scholars.