Mughal | MCQs

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At Qasim Bazar in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651.

East India Company established a factory at Qasim Bazar by the permission Mughals .

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During Shah Jahan's reign, the Mughal Empire was divided into 22 provinces for administrative control.

These provinces were established to improve governance and tax collection across the empire.

Shah Jahan's real name was Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram.

He built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

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Babar laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in 1526 by defeating Ibrahim Lodhi at the First Battle of Panipat.

The First Battle of Panipat was fought between Babur and the Lodi Empire, which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India.

It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire

It took place in North India and the end of the Delhi Sultanate.

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The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Hemu and the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556.

The third battle of Panipat was fought between Marahatas and Afghans on January 14, 1761

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Explanation

The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore.

The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Opened: 1642

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Akbar introduced an efficient and fair tax system called the Zabt system based on land measurement.

It increased revenue collection and reduced corruption, becoming a model for future administrations.

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Nūr Jahān, original name Mehr al-Nesāʾ.

Born 1577, Kandahār .

Died 1645, Lahore.

Her husband Jahāngīr, who was emperor from 1605 to 1627.

She achieved unprecedented political power for a woman in Mughal India.

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Attock Fort and Lahore Fort were built by Emperor Akbar.

Lahore Fort (It is also known as Shahi Qila

Initiated the construction in the 1560s)

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Attok Fort (constructed in 1581

Construction was completed in two years 1583)

Additional information 

Lahore fort:

The Lahore Fort is located in the northern part of Lahore's old walled city.

The fort's Alamgiri gate is part of an ensemble of buildings, which along with the:

• Badshahi Mosque
• Roshnai Gate
• and Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

Attok fort:

It is sandwiched between Peshawar Road on one side and the River Indus on the other.

The fort consists of 4 gates.

• Delhi gate
• Lahori Gate
• Kabuli Gate 
• Mori Gate
  

Explanation

Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.

He ruled from 1719 to 1748.

On February 24, 1739, Nadir Shah's army defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal.

Muhammad Shah surrendered, and Nadir Shah entered Delhi on March 20, 1739. 

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Akbar made it his capital and arrived in Agra in 1558.

His historian, Abul Fazl, recorded that this was a brick fort known as 'Badalgarh'.

It was in a ruined condition and Akbar had it rebuilt with red sandstone from Barauli area Dhaulpur district, in Rajasthan.