Leagacy of Mughals

Answer The Following Questions In 10 To 20
Words.
1. Who were the two Rajput kings admitted into the
Mughal administration by Akbar?
Akbar admitted Rajput kings such as Raja Todar Mal and
Man Singh into the Mughal administration.
2. What was the name of the new religion founded by
Akbar?
Akbar founded new religion called Din -i-Ilahi or divine
faith.
3. Between whom the battle of Haldighati was
fought?
Battle of Haldighati was fought between Rana Pratap and
the Mughal forces.
4. What was the permission the English obtained from
Jahangir?
The English obtained permission from Jahangir to
establish a factory at Surat.
5. Who was called as zinda pir?
Aurangzeb was called as zinda pir.
Answer The Following Questions In 50 Or 70 Words.
1. How did Babur establish the Mughal rule in India?
After he lost Samarkand in1504 CE again he turned his
attention toward Kabul and conquered it. Babur was
drawn to India for lure of its wealth the unstable political
situation in northwest India provided opportunity for Babur
to march into India. By taking advantage of the occasion,
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in first battle of Panipat and
brought Delhi and Agra under his control. Babur then
strengthens his position in northern India by defeating
Rana Sanga in battle of khanwa by capturing number of
forts such as Gwalior, Dholpur He took over the large parts
of Hasan khan Mewati. He captured the fort of chanderi.
Another military achievement was in the battle of ghagra
fought in 1529CE. He inflicted a crushing defeat on joint
forces of Afghan and sultan of Bengal. All these military
campaigns helped Babur to establish Mughal rule in India.
2. Write about the reforms carried out by Sher shah.
Sher shah suri devised a brilliant and a very well organized
administrative system.
 His land revenue reforms served as the model
for future agrarian system
 He introduced a silver coin rupee or rupia his
currency and tariff reforms facilitated the growth

of trade and commerce
 He built an excellent chain of roads and
connected the important places of his empire. the

Grand Trunk Road was the longest road of all the
major roads that he built. he built sarais along the
roads for the travelers to take rest.
 His reforms also included improvement of
communication and maintenance of a strong and

large Army. He recognized the police system to
secure peace and order.
 He contributed significantly in the field of
architecture.
3. What was the Mansabdari system of Akbar?
Akbar’s introduced the Mansabdari which was a significant
system of the Mughal army. Akbar needed a standing
army for his territorial expansion and to maintain his hold
over it. The word mansab denotes the position or rank of
the holder. Mansab was a grading system used to fix the
rank and salary of the mansabdars. It also fixed the
military responsibilities of the mansabdar. Every officer
was assigned a rank. The ranks were divided into two
categories, namely, zat and sawar. The sawar indicated
the specified number of cavalrymen which was to be
maintained by the mansabdar. The highest rank was 5000
and the lowest was 10 for the nobles. However, princes of
royal family received higher ranks.
4. Describe the land revenue policy of Akbar

The chef source of income to the Mughal Empire was land
revenue including the tax on the produce of the peasantry.
Akbar’s revenue minister, Raja Todar Mal, devised the
bandobast or zabti system. He carried out a careful survey
for a ten-year period focusing on crop yields, prices and
areas cultivated. On the basis of gathered data, tax was
fixed in cash on each crop. Provines were divided into
revenue circles. It had own scheme of revenue rates for
separate crops. The intermediaries who collected the land
revenue were called as zamindars.
5. Write in brief about shah Jahan’s reign.

Shah Jahan or prince Kurram ascended the throne in 1628
CE. his reign was noteworthy for successes against deccan
states. Ahmednagar had been seized v Golconda and
Bijapur were forced to become vassals and acknowledged
him as overlord. Shah Jahan shifted his capital from Agra
to Delhi building a new city of shahjahanabad there. Under
his reign, architecture flourished and witnessed
tremendous growth. Its crowning achievement was the Taj
mahal at Agra.

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Answer The Following Questions In 10 To 20

currency and tariff reforms facilitated the growth

connected the important places of his empire. the

communication and maintenance of a strong and

4. Describe the land revenue policy of Akbar

5. Write in brief about shah Jahan’s reign.

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