The 'Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri' (Jahangirnama), the memoirs of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, was originally written in:

The "Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri" (also called the "Jahangirnama"), the memoirs of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, was originally written in Persian.

About the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri:

• Jahangir wrote it himself, following the example of his great-grandfather, who had written memoirs in his mother tongue.
• It covers the events of his reign from his accession in 1605.
• When Jahangir became ill in his later years, he stopped writing, and the work was continued by one of his officials.

What it contains:

• Accounts of political events, campaigns, rebellions and appointments.
• Descriptions of the court, festivals, hunts and journeys.
• Jahangir's observations on nature: he described birds, animals, plants and flowers in great detail, and recorded scientific observations, such as the weight of animals and the details of their breeding.
• His views on art and painting, and the works of his painters.
• His comments on the people and places he visited, such as Kashmir, which he loved.

His personality:

• The memoirs show Jahangir as curious, intelligent, fond of nature and art, and keen to be seen as a just ruler.
• He described his "chain of justice": a golden chain with bells, hung from the Agra Fort, which anyone seeking justice could pull to get the emperor's attention.
• He also openly described his drinking habits.

Translations:

It was translated into English by Alexander Rogers and Henry Beveridge (1909-1914), and later by Wheeler Thackston (1999).

Persian under the Mughals:

• Persian was the language of the Mughal court and administration.
• Under Akbar, Persian became the language of administration at all levels, including the revenue records.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Turki was the mother tongue of the early Mughals.
• ✗Arabic and Urdu were not used for Jahangir's memoirs.