The FSB was established in April 2009 as a successor to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) by the G20 nations, in response to the 2008 global financial crisis.
2092
What is the key objective of the **Basel III** reforms, introduced after the 2008 financial crisis?
Al-Mamun is famously associated with the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah), which functioned largely as a translation bureau for Greek, Persian, and Indian texts.
2096
Which Persian ambassador visited the court of the Vijayanagara ruler **Deva Raya II** in 1443 AD and left a detailed account of the kingdom?
Abdul Razzaq Samarqandi was a scholar and historian who served as an ambassador of the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh. He was sent on a mission to the court of Deva Raya II in Vijayanagara and his account, *Matla-us-Sadain wa Majma-ul-Bahrain*, provides an important glimpse into the wealth and grandeur of the empire.
2097
What Mughal practice, involving the Emperor appearing on a balcony to greet the public, was banned by Aurangzeb as un-Islamic?
Jharokha Darshan was a daily practice where the Mughal Emperor would appear on a balcony (*jharokha*) to be viewed by the public. Aurangzeb banned it, along with other practices like the celebration of the Persian festival of Nauroz, citing them as un-Islamic or forms of human worship.
2098
What was the official language of the administration under the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire?
Persian was the primary language of administration, court, and high culture for both the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire in India, as it was the language of the ruling elite and the scholarly class.
2099
Which famous Persian poet and author of the *Shahnameh* (Book of Kings) was the court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni?
Abū'l-Qāsim Firdausī Tūsī, known as Firdausi, was the author of the *Shahnameh*, the national epic of Greater Iran. He was one of the prominent figures at the court of the Ghaznavid ruler, Mahmud of Ghazni.
2100
Which of the following figures is known as the 'Father of History' in the Western tradition?
Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE) was a Greek historian known for writing *The Histories*, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is widely considered the 'Father of History' for being the first Western writer to systematically collect his materials, test their accuracy to a certain extent, and arrange them in a well-constructed narrative.
