Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

What did the word 'Tajwiz' mean during the Mughal period?

Options:

An order to prevent nobles from becoming rebellious.

Petition presented by a nobleman to emperor, recommending an applicant be recruited as Mansabdar.

Imperial order to bring criminals to the Mughal Court.

Petition to decide on justice.

Correct Answer:

Petition presented by a nobleman to emperor, recommending an applicant be recruited as Mansabdar.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Petition presented by a nobleman to emperor, recommending an applicant be recruited as Mansabdar.

Tajwiz was a petition presented by a nobleman to the emperor, recommending that an applicant be recruited as mansabdar.

In the Mughal administrative system, "Tajwiz" was a formal petition or recommendation presented by a nobleman (usually from the Mughal court or administration) to the Mughal emperor. This recommendation was made to request that a particular individual be appointed as a "mansabdar," which was a military rank and administrative position within the Mughal Empire.