Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Who was the next Mughal Emperor after Shah Jahan?

Options:

Jahangir

Aurangzeb

Bahadur Shah Zafar

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Aurangzeb

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb was the next Mughal emperor after Shah Jahan.

Mughal timeline in India:

1526: Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat, becomes the first Mughal emperor
1530-40: First phase of Humayun’s reign
1540-55: Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court
1555-56: Humayun regains lost territories
1556-1605: Reign of Akbar
1605-27: Reign of Jahangir
1628-58: Reign of Shah Jahan
1658-1707: Reign of Aurangzeb