mughal empire quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of Jahangir. He showed a leaning towards painting and had an atelier of his own. His interest in portraiture led to much development in this artform.

The art of Mughal painting reached great heights under Jahangir’s reign, combining technical mastery with a spiritual understanding of personalities depicted in its portraits. Jahangir’s expertise in the arts is documented in his diary.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Dawar Baksh was proclaimed as Mughal emperor by Asaf Khan on Jahangir’s death to ensure Khurram’s (Shahjahan’s) enthronement.

Upon the death of Jahangir, in order to secure the accession of Shahjahan, Asaf Khan, the brother of Nur Jahan, brought Dawar Baksh out of confinement, declared him king and sent him to Lahore.

Answer: (b)

In 1628, Shahjahan faced a major revolt by Khan Jahan Lodi. He had united with the ruler of Ahmednagar and came out in open rebellion against the emperor. The aggression by Khan Jahan came to an end by the year 1960, when he surrendered and died near the fort of Kalinjar.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

Under the Mansabdari system, every officer was assigned a rank (mansab).

The lowest rank was 10 and the highest was 5000 for the nobles. Princes of royal blood received even higher ranks. Zat means personal and it fixed the personal status of a person. Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen of a person who was required to maintain. Every sawar had to maintain at least two horses. The mansab rank was not hereditary.

All appointments and promotions as well as dismissals were directly made by the emperor.