Match List -1 with List - 2
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List- 1 (RULER) |
List- 2 (Duration) |
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(A) Reign of Akbar |
(I) 1658-1707 |
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(B) Reign of Jahangir |
(II) 1556-1605 |
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(C) Reign of Shah Jahan |
(III) 1605-1627 |
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(D) Reign of Aurangzeb |
(IV) 1628-1658 |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
The correct MATCH is:
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List- 1 |
List- 2 |
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(A) Reign of Akbar |
(II) 1556-1605 |
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(B) Reign of Jahangir |
(III) 1605-1627 |
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(C) Reign of Shah Jahan |
(IV) 1628-1658 |
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(D) Reign of Aurangzeb |
(I) 1658-1707 |
Landmarks in the History of the Mughal Empire:
1526: Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat, and becomes the first Mughal emperor
1530-40: First phase of Humayun’s reign
1540-55: Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court
1555-56: Humayun regains lost territories
1556-1605: Reign of Akbar
1605-27: Reign of Jahangir
1628-58: Reign of Shah Jahan
1658-1707: Reign of Aurangzeb
1739: Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
1761: Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat
1765: The Diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company
1857: The last Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon (present-day Yangon, Myanmar)