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What was Nur Jahan's original name?
Mehrunnisa.
What is Shah Jahan known as?
Engineer King.
Who captured Kandahar during Jahangir's reign?
The Shah of Persia.
The Mughal soldiers in the Deccan ________.
mutinied
Nur Jahan was _________, ___________ & ________.
beautiful, intelligent, talented
Aurangzeb annexed the sultanates of _______ & ________ in 1687 CE.
Bijapur, Golconda
Nur Jahan was highly ________ & ________ & wrote Persian ______.
educated, cultured, poetry
Almost all ____ relatives & _________ to the throne were ________ when Shah Jahan was proclaimed emperor.
male, claimants, executed
Who gave greater challenges to Aurangzeb's authority?
The Marathas, the Rajputs & the Sikhs.
Who was the chief minister of Ahmadnagar during Jahangir's reign?
Malik Ambar.
Shah Jahan's reign was an age of _________ & ________ brilliance.
splendour, cultural.
Who had emerged as the second centre of political power during Aurangzeb's death?
The Marathas.
Which ruler was defeated by Jahangir & what was his son's name?
The Rana of Mewar Rana Amar Singh (son of Rana Pratap Singh) was defeated by Jahangir. His son's name was Karna.
One of Aurangzeb's biggest ________ was the ____________ of the _____ and the __________ taxes on his Hindu subjects.
missteps, reimposition, jizya, pilgrimage.
The chain of _______ established by Jahangir is made of pure ____ with __ _____ attached to it.
justice, gold, 60, bells.
For 18 years, various ___________ Maratha chiefs ________ & ___________ the Mughal forces.
independent, harassed, demoralized
The conquest of ______ & _____ gave Jahangir great joy because he was able to fulfill ________ unrealized ________ dreams.
Kangra, Mewar, Akbar's, imperial.
The ________ of the Mughal _________, however, was not matched by sound ______________ policies that would provide _________ to the empire.
vastness, dominions, administrative, stability
What is considered to be Shah Jahan's most perfect buildings and what is it also known as?
Moti Masjid is considered to be one of Shah Jahan's most perfect buildings. It is also known as the Pearl Mosque.
Nur Jahan was first married to a _______ noble named ___________, the governor of _______ in ______.
Persian, Sher Afghan, Burdwan, Bengal
The __________ of Mewar established the ___________ of Mughal authority in _________ & marked the fall of the last _______ of Rajput resistance.
submission, paramountcy, Rajputana, bastion.
List down any 3 of Aurangzeb's competitors in the north & where they came from except the Rajputs & the Sikhs.
* The Jats in the Delhi - Agra region
* The Bundelas of Bundelkhand
* The Afghan tribesmen in the north - west frontier
* The Satnamis
* The Ahom ruler of Assam in the north - east frontier
Tell the extent of Aurangzeb's empire by 1690 CE.
In 1690 CE, Aurangzeb's empire stretched from Kabul in the west to Chittagong in the east & from Kashmir in the north to the river Kaveri in the south.
The fine _______, which had appeared in the grand _______ of the Mughal empire at the end of ____________ reign, turned into ______ breaches by 1707 CE.
cracks, edifice, Shah Jahan's, gaping
Enlist any 4 of the magnificent monuments/buildings built by Shah Jahan during his reign. Also enlist the monument where the most number of changes was made.
* The Taj Mahal in Agra
* The Red Fort in Delhi
* The Moti Masjid in Agra
* The Jama Masjid
The most number of changes made by Shah Jahan were in the Agra Fort.