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UPPSC 2022 GS-I Ancient Indian History
Question

Who among the following had translated Chintamani Bhatt's Sanskrit text "Suka Saptati" in Persian and gave it the title "Tutinama" ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Khwaza Ziya-uddin Nakhshabi

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Khwaza Ziya-uddin Nakhshabi”.

Tutinama, literal meaning "Tales of a Parrot", is a 14th-century series of 52 stories in Persian.

Khwaza Ziya-uddin Nakhshabi translated Chintamani Bhatt's Sanskrit text "Suka Saptati" in Persian and gave it the title "Tutinama".

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