Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:
Which of the following emperors checked the expansionist designs of the Uzbeks of Turan (Central Asia) and the Safavids of Iran.
Options:
Babur
Humayun
Shahjahan
Akbar
Correct Answer:
Akbar
Explanation:
Many consider Jalaluddin Akbar (1556-1605) the greatest of all the Mughal emperors, for he not only expanded but also consolidated his empire, making it the largest, strongest and richest kingdom of his time. Akbar succeeded in extending the frontiers of the empire to the Hindukush mountains, and checked the expansionist designs of the Uzbeks of Turan (Central Asia) and the Safavids of Iran.