The correct answer is Option 4 - C, A, D, B
The correct chronological order is:
C) Reign of Akbar
A) Reign of Jahangir
D) Reign of Shah Jahan
B) Reign of Aurangzeb
Landmarks in the History of the Mughal Empire:
1526: Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat, and becomes the first Mughal emperor
1530-40: First phase of Humayun’s reign
1540-55: Humayun was 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
1739: Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
1761: Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat
1765: The Diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company
1857: The last Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon (present-day Yangon, Myanmar) |
