Interesting Facts
True or False.
Akbar's religion, Din-i-Illahi was no longer followed after Akbar's death.
True
What was the first battle of Panipat
The first battle of Panipat was between Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur. Babur won and seccures the throne of Delhi.
What is a Mansabdar
a holder of a rank in the mansabdari system
Who was the last ruler of the mughal empire
Bahadur Shah II Zafar
Which ruler brought back Jaziya after Akbar abolished it.
Aurangzeb
What does the name Nur Jahan mean.
'light of the world'
Who was involved in the attack on Chunnar.
Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
True or False
Sher Shah Suri gave same salaries to soldiers based on rank.
False
Salaries were fixed based on skill and ability.
What was Sher Shah Suri's original name
Farīd Khān
Diffrentiate between the Diwan-i-Khas and the Diwan-i-Aam (meanings)
The Diwan-i-Aam was where Akbar met with commoners (Aam meaning common).
The Diwan-i-Khas was to recieve courtiers and important guests.(Khas meaning special)
Shah Jahan was falsely believed to have ___ the hands of the people who worked on the Taj Mahal. Fill in the blank.
Cut off.
What did the outcome of the second battle of Panipat mean for Akbar
The second battle of Panipat removed Akbar's threat to the throne.
Sher Shah brought back the system of branding horses during his rule. Which ruler from the Delhi Sultanate originally came up with this system
Alauddin Khilji originally came up with the system of branding houses (dagh) and writing a descriptive rool of soldiers (chehra)
Which Mughal empire lost his throne to the British?
Bahadur Shah 2
What reform did Akbar make regarding sati.
Akbar prohibited the practice of sati but allowed it in the cases where the wife consented to it.
Who introduced gunpowder to India?
Babur.
What did the battle of Kaunaj result in and who won
The battle of Kaunaj was when Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri and the mughal empire was temporarily put to an end for 5 years.
What was the mir bakshi's role in Akbar's council of ministers.
Head of the military department was one of his roles.
The wife of Jahangir, _____ ______, and the son of Jahangir, ____ ____, were locked in a power struggle towards the end of Jahangir's reign. Fill in the Blanks.
Nur Jahan and Shah Jahan
How old did Boys and Girls (respectively) have to be to get married?
16 and 14
Which of the Mughal rulers was illiterate?
Akbar.
How did Akbar rempoe the threat of the Rajputs to his throne and how did it benefit him
He married the daughters of the Rajput rulers to subdue them and be friendly. He knew that the support and friendship of the Rajputs would be helpfull to the empire.
Describe how Akbar divided the Mughal empire (his provincial administration)
Mughal empire
Provinces/Subas
Districts/Sarkars
Parganas
Villages
What was Babur's memoir called and what language was it originally written in
The Tuzuk-i-Baburi was originally written in Turkish and later translated to Persian
What is Akbar's religion and what is it all about.
Din-i-Illahi is Akbarr's religious order and it was a combination of most influential religions at that time.I was more of a moral code of conduct. There were no scriptures or places of worship.