The Mughal throne passed through several hands after Jahangir. Arrange the following events in the correct order:
(A) Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power.
(B) Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb in the war of succession.
(C) Prince Khurram succeeded to the throne of Delhi as Shah Jahan.
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Burma by the British.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (B), (A), (D)
C. Prince Khurram succeeded to the throne of Delhi as Shah Jahan — first. The son of Jahangir took the throne as Shah Jahan (1628–1658).
B. Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb in the war of succession — second. This war of succession took place in the lifetime of Shah Jahan.
A. Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power — third. Aurangzeb took power after he defeated Dara in that war.
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Burma by the British — fourth. He was the last Mughal ruler. The British exiled him after the failure of the Indian Revolt of 1857.
NCERT (2026-27): “The son of Jahangir, Prince Khurram, succeeded the throne of Delhi by the name Shah Jahan (1628–1658). With this, he not only acquired a politically stable empire but also the finest of artist and atelier.…” “The legitimate successor of Shah Jahan, his son Dara Shikoh, was denied his empire and life.… In the war of succession that occurred in the lifetime of Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh was defeated by his brother Aurangzeb. Alamgir Aurangzeb came to power to stimulate the political scenario and give it the verve of Akbar’s period.…” “Later Mughal Painting …Bahadur Shah Zafar, painting, dated 1838, was made about two decades before he was exiled to Burma by the British, who were quick to see that no claimant to Mughal authority remains anywhere near Delhi to claim their imperial authority, after the failure of the Indian Revolt of 1857. He was the last Mughal ruler, who was also a poet, scholar and connoisseur.” |