Mughal | MCQs

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• Mughal King Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Rangoon, Burma after his defeat.
• The British exiled him to Rangoon in 1858 after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
• He was the last Mughal emperor of India, reigning from 1837 to 1857, and was also a poet, musician and calligrapher.

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Akbar was the third Mughal emperor after Babur and Humayun.

He reigned from 1556 to 1605 AD.

He was famously known as Akbar the Great.

He was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun.

He succeeded Humayun as emperor at the age of 13.

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The Tomb of Jahangir is a 17th-century mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. 

Opened: 1627

Burials: Jahangir

Completion date: 1637

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Akbar Nama was a three-volume history of Akbar's reign, written by Abul Fazl.

It details the events of Akbar's empire and his administration.

Akbar Nama was written in Persian language.

Abu al Fazal was killed by Bir Singh Deva Bundela.

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Babur was the founder and first Emperor of the great Mughal dynasty in India.

Babar invaded the kingdom of the Lodi Afghans in northern India in 1526 

Mughal Empire lasted from 1526 to 1857.

There are 17 Mughal families who rule in India

First Mughal Emperor: Babar

Last Mughal Emperor: Behadur Shah Zafar

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Akbar born: 1542

Akbar died: 1605

Akbar became king: 1556 at the age of 13

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The first Mughal Emperor, Babur, was succeeded by his son, Humayun, who ruled in India for a decade but was expelled.

Eventually he took refuge with the Safavid shah of Persia, who helped him regain Delhi in 1555, the year before his death.

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Humayun recaptured Delhi in 1555, with the help of the Persian king Shah Tahmasp, after being in exile for 15 years.

In 1545, Humayun captured Kandhar and Kabul with Persian help.

Humayun defeated his brothers Kamran and Askari.

Humayun ruled from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556.

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The Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.