The Mughal Empire

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Question
CBSEENSS7000569

Match the following:

A. Mansab (i) Marwar
B. Mongol (ii) Governor
C. Sisodia Rajput (iii) Uzbeg
D. Rathor Rajput  (iv) Mewar
E. Nur Jahan  (v) Rank
F. Subadar (vi) Jahangir

Solution

A.

Mansab

(i)

Rank

B.

Mongol

(ii)

Uzbeg

C.

Sisodia Rajput

(iii)

Mewar

D.

Rathor Rajput 

(iv)

Marwar

E.

Nur Jahan 

(v)

Jahangir

F.

Subadar

(vi)

Governor

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Question
CBSEENSS7000570

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was ___________.

(b) The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, ___________ and _____________.

(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his ___________.

(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counselor, helped him frame the idea of ____________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.

Solution

(a) Kabul

,

(b)  Bijapur and Golconda

,

(c)  military responsibility

,

(d)  sulh-i kul

Question
CBSEENSS7000571

What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?

Solution

The central provinces under the control of the Mughals were Delhi, Sindh, Kabul, Mewar, Marwar, Gujarat, Bihar, Bengal, Orissa and Deccan.

Question
CBSEENSS7000572

What was the relationship between the Mansabdar and the Jagir?

Solution

A Jagir was a revenue assignment for the Mansabdars. The Mansabdars had the right to collect revenue from a Jagir but they could not reside in or administer the Jagir.