Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

Which of the following Mughal emperor is known to have introduced Jharoka Darshan?

Options:

Humayun

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb

Correct Answer:

Akbar

Explanation:

The emperor began his day at sunrise with personal religious devotions or prayers and then appeared on a small balcony, the jharoka, facing the east. Below, a crowd of people (soldiers, merchants, craftspersons, peasants, women with sick children) waited for a view, darshan, of the emperor. Jharoka darshan was introduced by Akbar with the objective of broadening the acceptance of the imperial authority as part of popular faith.