2021 · Q62
Which one of the following scholars of Akbar’s court translated Bhaskaracharya’s Lilavati into Persian ?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AAbul Fazl
- BFaizi
- CFathullah Shirazi
- DAtaullah Rashidi
Explanation
Faizi (Abu'l-Faiz ibn Mubarak), Akbar's poet laureate, translated Bhaskara II's Sanskrit mathematical treatise Lilavati into Persian at Akbar's court. Abul Fazl authored the Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari, Fathullah Shirazi was an administrator-inventor, and Ataullah Rashidi is not associated with this translation. The translator was Faizi.