Arrange the following landmarks of the Mughal Empire in chronological order:
A. Reign of Jahangir
B. Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court
C. The ‘diwani’ of Bengal transferred to the British East India Company
D. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, A, D, C
(B) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court — 1540-55. Humayun regained his lost territories only in 1555-56.
(A) Reign of Jahangir — 1605-27, after the long reign of Akbar (1556-1605).
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat — 1761.
(C) The ‘diwani’ of Bengal transferred to the British East India Company — 1765, four years after the third battle of Panipat.
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