Shah Jahan replaced 'Sijda' with which of the following forms of submission?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Chahar Taslim
Under Shah Jahan, the sijda (complete prostration) was replaced with chahar taslim and zaminbos (kissing the ground).
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “6.2 The Mughal court … The forms of salutation to the ruler indicated the person’s status in the hierarchy: deeper prostration represented higher status. The highest form of submission was sijda or complete prostration. Under Shah Jahan these rituals were replaced with chahar taslim and zaminbos (kissing the ground).…” |