Who among the following established the literary centre Bait-ul-Uloom in Delhi?

Concept

A historical-identification question is solved by matching a named institution with the person specifically credited with founding or establishing it. General patronage or prominence is not equivalent to founding that institution.

For Mughal cultural history, aliases, family relationships, and documented literary activity help distinguish figures who otherwise share courtly backgrounds.

Application

Bait-ul-Uloom, the literary centre in Delhi, is attributed to Zeb-un-Nisa, the Mughal princess and poet who wrote under the pen name Makhfi. She was the eldest daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb.

Contrast

• Jahanara Begum was Shah Jahan's eldest surviving daughter and is noted for Sufi patronage and architectural and urban projects in Shahjahanabad.

• Gauhar Ara Begum was the youngest daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and lived as a Mughal princess of the Shah Jahan era.

• Nur Jahan was Emperor Jahangir's influential consort and is chiefly associated with imperial politics, court patronage, and architecture.

Result

Therefore, the person who established Bait-ul-Uloom was Zeb-un-Nisa.