mughal empire quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

In 1527, Babur ordered a Jihad against Rajputs at the battle of Khanwa. Publicly addressing his men, he declared the forthcoming battle a Jihad. His soldiers were facing a non-Muslim army for the first time ever. This, he said, was their chance to become either a Ghazi (soldier of Islam) or a Shaheed (Martyr of Islam).

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

At Farghana Babur was defeated by his distant relative and as a result lost his kingdom. He became a wanderer for sometime till he captured Kabul from one of his uncles. Then, Babur took interest in conquering India and launched four expeditions between 1519 and 1523.

Answer: (d)

Zebunnisa was the daughter of Aurangzeb. Princess Zebunnisa is remembered as a poet, and her writings were collected posthumously as Diwan-iMakhfi

Answer: (a)

Iqta was introduced by Delhi Sultans while Jagir was introduced by Mughals. Amaram was introduced by the Vijaynagar Empire. Mokasa was introduced by Maratha. ‘Iqta’ is an Arabic word, which became a tool of administration in Islamicate traditions.

The land pieces assigned to military chiefs were called as Amaram during Vijayanagar empire. Two-thirds of the collections however remained with the Maratha sardars who collected the taxes and they used it for maintaining their troops for the Chhatrapati. This part of the levy was called mokasa.

The chauth along with sardeshmukhi levies ensured a steady and large stream of income for the Marathas and helped them expand their armies beyond the swarajya territories of Shivaji.

Answer: (c)