Arrange the following landmarks in history in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent:
(A) Reign of Jahangir
(B) The diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company
(C) Reign of Akbar
(D) Humayun regained lost territories
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (C), (A), (B)
(D) Humayun regained lost territories — 1555. Humayun had lost his empire to Sher Shah Suri in 1540; with Persian help he recaptured Delhi in 1555, a few months before his death. This is the earliest of the four.
(C) Reign of Akbar — 1556-1605. Humayun’s son came to the throne in 1556 and secured it at the Second Battle of Panipat the same year.
(A) Reign of Jahangir — 1605-1627. Akbar’s son succeeded him in 1605.
(B) The diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company — 1765. After the Battle of Buxar, the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II granted the Company the right to collect the revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa; this is the latest of the four.