Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

Which of the following ruler was not a successor of the Mughal empire after Akbar's rule?

Options:

Jahangir

Humayun

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb

Correct Answer:

Humayun

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. 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.

Akbar was the successor of Humayun.