Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Ferghana.

Key Points

• Babur was the founder of the Mughal empire in the Indian subcontinent
• He ruled the Mughal dynasty from 1526 to 1530.
• Babur came to India from Ferghana.
• Babur succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old.
• He was forced to leave his ancestral throne due to the invasion of the Uzbeks(Mongol group).
• He was a descendant of Timur from his father's side and a descendant of Chengiz Khan from his mother's side.
• He defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat and captured Delhi and Agra in 1526.
• He defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar at Khanwa in 1527
• He defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi in 1528.
• Tuzuk-i-Baburi is the autobiography of Babur.
• He died at Agra in 1530.

The correct answer is Jaichand.

Key Points

• Jaichand was defeated by Qutubuddin Aibak at the battle of Chandawar in 1194.
• Aibak was a slave of Muhammad Ghori and the founder of the slave dynasty in Delhi.
• Jaichand was Rajput king of The Chandawar dynasty.
• Jaichand ruled over the Kannauj area of Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points

• The major battle fought by Muhammad Ghori include:

Additional Information

• The Slave dynasty was founded by Qutubuddin Aibak.
• The Slave dynasty of Delhi Sultanat ruled from 1206-1290.
• The Slave dynasty is also known as the Mamluk dynasty. 

The correct answer is Birbal.

• The theory of Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by Mughal Emperor Akbar.
  • It is based on Monotheism, which means belief in one God.
  • The first initiated disciples of Din-i-Ilahi during emperor Akbar included Birbal, Prince Salim, and Abul-Fazl ibn Mubarak.

Important Points

The correct answer is Iltutmish​.

Key Points

• Iltutmish (1211-1236):
  • He succeeded to the throne after Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.
  • He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, belonging to the Mamluk dynasty.
  • He constituted corp of forty loyal slave Amirs known as Turkan-i-Chihalgani also called Chalisa.
  • He introduced the silver coin (tanka) and cooper coin (jittal).
  • He made Delhi the capital in place of Lahore.

​Additional Information

• Firoz Shah Tughlaq:
  • He was the third ruler of Tughlaq dynasty that ruled over Delhi from 1351 to 1388 AD.
  • He established the Diwan-i-Khairat - office for charity
  • He established the Diwan-i-Bundagan -- department of slave
  • He is known to establish four new towns, Firozabad, Fatehabad, Jaunpur and Hissar.
  • He appointed Khan-i-Jahan Maqbal, a Telugu Brahmin convert as wazir (prime minister). 
    • The wazir helped the Sultan in his administration and maintained the prestige of the Sultanate during this period.
• Mohammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351):
  • He shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogir and renamed it as Daulatabad.
  • Daulatabad is situated in Maharashtra. 
  • He built a road from Delhi to Deogir and also set up rest houses for the people.
  • He introduced bronze coins of the same value as Silver coins.
  • He established a new department of agriculture known as “Diwan-i-Kohi".
  • He also provided agricultural loan “Takavi” to the farmers.
• Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah (1580-1612):
  • He was the fifth sultan of the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golkonda
  • He founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centrepiece, the Charminar. 
  • He founded the city of Hyderabad and named it as Bhagyanagar after his Hindu mistress Bhagamati.​

• Razmnama is a Persian translation of Mahabharata.
• Razmnama means “book of war.” It was completed by the maktab khana, a translation bureau set up by Akbar to translate important Sanskrit texts into Persian.
• It was Akbar’s intention that the empire be Persian-speaking, and translating the Hindu epics (including the Ramayana, the epic narrating the life of Ram) was a way to encourage a sense of belonging and inclusion amongst Hindu subjects

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• ​Akbar was born as Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar on October 15, 1542.
• Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, in 1556 when he was 13 years old.
• Akbar was given the nickname 'the Great' because of his many accomplishments.
• Akbar had nine ministers in his court, who were called his Navratnas or '9 gems'.
• He died in 1605.