Arrange the following events in a chronological order.

(A) The first Jesuit mission reached at Fatehpur Sikri.
(B) Babur established the Mughal Empire.
(C) A new capital, Shahjahanabad, was developed by Shah Jahan.
(D) Akbar abolished Jizya tax.
(E) Humayun was defeated and expelled from India by Sher Shah.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B), (E), (D), (A), (C)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (E), (D), (A), (C)

(B) Babur established the Mughal Empire: 1526
(E) Humayun was defeated and expelled from India by Sher Shah: 1540
(D) Akbar abolished Jizya tax: 1564
(A) The first Jesuit mission reached at Fatehpur Sikri: 1580
(C) A new capital, Shahjahanabad, was developed by Shah Jahan: 1648

Explanation:

Babur first established himself at Kabul and then in 1526 pushed further into the Indian subcontinent in search of territories and resources to satisfy the needs of the members of his clan. Babur established the Mughal Empire in India in 1526.

Babur's successor, Nasiruddin Humayun (1530-40, 1555-56) expanded the frontiers of the empire, but lost it to the Afghan leader Sher Shah Sur, who drove him into exile. Humayun took refuge in the court of the Safavid ruler of Iran. In 1555 Humayun defeated the Surs, but died a year later. Humayun was defeated and expelled from India by Sher Shah in 1540.

Akbar abolished the tax on pilgrimage in 1563 and jizya in 1564 as the two were based on religious discrimination. The jizya tax was reimposed by Aurangzeb, long after Akbar's reign.

The first Jesuit mission reached the Mughal court at Fatehpur Sikri in 1580 and stayed for about two years.

In 1648 the court, army and household moved from Agra to the newly completed imperial capital, Shahjahanabad by Shah Jahan.