Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

What was the reign of Mughal Emperor 'Shah Jahan'?

Options:

1556-1605

1628-1658

1658-1707

1722-1754

Correct Answer:

1628-1658

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - 1628-1658

Shah Jahan was the Mughal emperor from 1628 to 1658.

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. Akbar had three fairly able successors in Jahangir (1605-27), Shah Jahan (1628-58), and Aurangzeb (1658-1707), much as their characters varied. Under them, the territorial expansion continued, though at a much-reduced pace. The three rulers maintained and consolidated the various instruments of governance.