Arrange the following events in a chronological order.
(A) The first Jesuit mission reached 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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (E), (D), (A), (C)
(B) Babur established the Mughal Empire. — 1526: Babur, the founder of the empire, first established himself at Kabul and then pushed further into the Indian subcontinent.
(E) Humayun was defeated and expelled from India by Sher Shah. — 1540: the first phase of Humayun’s reign (1530-40) ended when the Afghan leader Sher Shah Sur drove him into exile; he took refuge at the Safavid court of Iran.
(D) Akbar abolished Jizya tax. — 1564: Akbar abolished the tax on pilgrimage in 1563 and jizya in 1564, as the two were based on religious discrimination.
(A) The first Jesuit mission reached Fatehpur Sikri. — 1580: the first Jesuit mission reached the Mughal court at Fatehpur Sikri and stayed for about two years.
(C) A new capital, Shahjahanabad, was developed by Shah Jahan. — 1648: the court, army and household moved from Agra to the newly completed imperial capital, Shahjahanabad.
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): “1. The Mughals and Their Empire … The founder of the empire, Zahiruddin Babur, was driven from his Central Asian homeland, Farghana, by the warring Uzbeks. He 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. His 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.… …Further, Akbar abolished the tax on pilgrimage in 1563 and jizya in 1564 as the two were based on religious discrimination.… …In 1648 the court, army and household moved from Agra to the newly completed imperial capital, Shahjahanabad. It was a new addition to the old residential city of Delhi, with the Red Fort… 9.3 Jesuits at the Mughal court … Akbar was curious about Christianity and dispatched an embassy to Goa to invite Jesuit priests. The first Jesuit mission reached the Mughal court at Fatehpur Sikri in 1580 and stayed for about two years. The Jesuits spoke to Akbar about Christianity and debated its virtues with the ulama. Two more missions were sent to the Mughal court at Lahore, in 1591 and 1595.…” |