1. Match the Following
1. Match the Following
Explanation:
2. Fill in the Blanks:
(a)The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was ______
(b)The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmednagar, ____________ and _________________.
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his ____________.
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of ____________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
2. Fill in the Blanks:
(a)The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was ______
(b)The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmednagar, ____________ and _________________.
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his ____________.
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of ____________ so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
Explanation:
(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was Kabul.
(b)The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda.
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his number of cavalrymen.
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of sulh-i-kul so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
3. What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
3. What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
Explanation:
The Mughals ruled over the central regions of Panipat, Lahore, Delhi, Agra, Mathura, Amber, Ajmer, Fatehpur Sikri, Chittor, Ranthambhore, and Allahabad. The job of ruling a very large area that was a part of the Indian Subcontinent during the middle Ages, and that too while incorporating all the various varied people and their customs, was especially challenging. But unlike its forebears, the Mughal dynasty was able to build a sizable kingdom and accomplish things that, at the time, seemed to be unachievable for a very long time. Beginning in the latter half of the 16th century, the Mughals were able to extend their empire from Agra to Delhi.
4. What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?
4. What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?
Explanation:
Jagirs, which resembled iqtas in some ways, were the income tasks through which mansabdars were paid. In reality, the Mansabdars did not live in or run their jagirs; rather, they only had the legal right to the money earned from their duties, which was gathered for them by their servants while the Mansabdars themselves served in another region of the nation.
5. What was the role of the zamindar in the Mughal administration?
5. What was the role of the zamindar in the Mughal administration?
Explanation:
The Mughals referred to all middlemen as "zamindars," including strong chieftains and regional headmen of villages. In the Mughal government, the zamindar's duty was to extort money from the peasantry in the form of taxes and other earnings. The zamindars held a lot of authority in some regions and served as a middleman between the Mughals and the peasantry.
6. How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas on governance?
6. How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas on governance?
Explanation:
The Ulama, Brahmanas, and Jesuit missionaries who were Roman Catholics and Zoroastrians conversed about faith with Akbar in the 1570s. These conversations took place while he was staying in the ibadat khana at Fatehpur Sikri. Inquisitive about other people's religions and societal mores, Akbar came to understand that their beliefs caused strife and discord among his subjects through his interactions with followers of other faiths. So, Akbar developed a concept known as "sulh-i kul," which was cantered on an ethical framework of truthfulness, justice, and harmony. Abul Fazl assisted Akbar in developing a system of government cantered on the concept of sushi Kul, which Jahangir and Shah Jahan also adopted.
7. Why did the Mughals emphasise their Timurid and not their Mongol descent?
7. Why did the Mughals emphasise their Timurid and not their Mongol descent?
Explanation:
The Mughals were descended from Genghis Khan, a Mongol emperor who reigned over parts of China and Central Asia and perished in 1227, on their mother's line. They were Timur's (died 1404) heirs from their father's line, who ruled Iran, Iraq, and modern-day Turkey. The Mughals, however, disliked the names Mughal and Mongol. This was due to the fact that Genghis Khan's name was linked to the widespread killing of numerous people. However, the Mughals took great pride in their Timurid heritage.
8. How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal Empire?
8. How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal Empire?
Explanation:
The Mughal Empire was stabilized in large part thanks to the money from property taxes. It improved the empire's financial structure. The funds raised were used to finance the construction of forts and the wellbeing of the people. Its significance can be readily determined by the fact that Todar Mal, Akbar's minister of revenue, needed ten years to properly calculate land revenue.
9.Why was it important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdars from diverse backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis?
9.Why was it important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdars from diverse backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis?
Explanation:
The Mughals needed to hire mansabdars from a variety of cultures, not just Turanis and Iranis, because
a. To maintain the security of the kingdom, which had grown to include numerous provinces and regions, was necessary.
b. Those who coexist with common people would have a greater understanding of their issues.
c. The Mughals also did not want the Turanis and Iranis to revolt against them over the matter of privileges.
d.They arrived to govern, so in order to exercise control over the nation, they had to honor its variety
