Put the following Mughal emperors in their chronological order from earliest to the latest.
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (D), (B), (A)
The four emperors ruled one after the other, each following his father:
(C) Akbar — 1556–1605; he came to the throne after his father Humayun
(D) Jahangir — 1605–1627; Akbar’s son
(B) Shah Jahan — 1628–1658; Jahangir’s son, the builder of the Taj Mahal
(A) Aurangzeb — 1658–1707; Shah Jahan’s son, who imprisoned his father and took the throne