Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer, using the codes given below:
List-I – List-II

(A) Kamilut-Tawarikh – Ibnul Asir
(B) Tarikh-i-Muhammadi – Muhammad Bihamad Khani
(C) Kitab-ul-Rahala – Ibn Batuta
(D) Futuh-al-Salatin – Khwaja Abu Malik Isami

Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer, using the codes given below: 
List-I –  List-II

(A) Kamilut-Tawarikh – Ibnul Asir 
(B) Tarikh-i-Muhammadi – Muhammad Bihamad Khani  
(C) Kitab-ul-Rahala – Ibn Batuta 
(D) Futuh-al-Salatin –  Khwaja Abu Malik Isami

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 3:
This option provides the correct match between the crucial medieval historical texts and their respective authors. Matching literary works with their creators is fundamental to understanding the primary sources of history. The complete and correct match is (A) Kamilut-Tawarikh by (i) Ibnul Asir; (B) Tarikh-i-Muhammadi by (ii) Muhammad Bihamad Khani; (C) Kitab-ul-Rahala by (iii) Ibn Batuta; and (D) Futuh-al-Salatin by (iv) Khwaja Abu Malik Isami. *Kamilut-Tawarikh* is a monumental universal history written by the Arab historian Ibnul Asir. *Tarikh-i-Muhammadi* is a history of India that is particularly valuable for the Sultanate period, written by Muhammad Bihamad Khani. *Kitab-ul-Rahala* is the famous travelogue detailing the extensive journeys of the Moroccan scholar and explorer, Ibn Batuta. Finally, *Futuh-al-Salatin* is a poetic history of the Deccan Muslim rulers written by Isami, offering an important perspective on the period.

The incorrect option is 1 (A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i):
This option incorrectly matches Kamilut-Tawarikh to Muhammad Bihamad Khani (it belongs to Ibnul Asir) and Tarikh-i-Muhammadi to Khwaja Abu Malik Isami (it belongs to Muhammad Bihamad Khani). D is incorrectly matched to Ibnul Asir. Only the pairing C-iii (Kitab-ul-Rahala – Ibn Batuta) is correct here.

The incorrect option is 2 (A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii):
This option is entirely incorrect in its pairings, severely misattributing all the texts except potentially in the accidental case of D. *Kamilut-Tawarikh* is wrongly linked to Isami, *Tarikh-i-Muhammadi* is wrongly linked to Ibn Batuta, and *Kitab-ul-Rahala* is wrongly linked to Ibnul Asir.

The incorrect option is 4 (A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i):
This option incorrectly matches Kamilut-Tawarikh to Isami and Tarikh-i-Muhammadi to Ibn Batuta. While it correctly pairs (D) Futuh-al-Salatin with (i) Khwaja Abu Malik Isami, and (C) Kitab-ul-Rahala with (ii) Ibn Batuta, the combination provided in the codes is A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i, which incorrectly pairs (C) with (ii) and (D) with (i). Furthermore, A and B are incorrectly paired.