Mughal empire

Question 1

What was the name of the Islamic kings who ruled India between 1526 and 1857?

Answer 1

The Mughal

Question 2

Where were they ruling

Answer 2

Central Asia India

Question 3

What motivated the Mughals’ conquest of India?

Answer 3

Gold and silver

Question 4

What did the Mughals build throughout India to show their love of ordered beauty?

Answer 4

Gardens

Question 5

. What religion were the Mughals?

Answer 5

Muslims

Question 6

What did the Mughals famously drink publicly?

Answer 6

Alcohol

Question 7

. What was the name of the Mughal Emperor who came to the throne aged thirteen

Answer 7

Akbar

Question 8

How many cavalry and elephants did Akbar’s army have when they marched into Kabul in 1581?

Answer 8

50,000 cavalry, 500 elephants

Question 9

How many men, mostly Hindus, did Akbar order to be massacred following the siege of Chittor in 1568?

Answer 9

30,000

Question 10

Approximately how many people did Akbar rule over?

Answer 10

100 million

Question 11

What religion did Akbar allow people, including his wives, to practise?

Answer 11

Any religion

Question 12

What was the name of the hated tax on non-Muslims that Akbar abolished?

Answer 12

Jizya

Question 13

What was the name of Akbar’s new religion which combined the traditions of all the religions in his empire?

Answer 13

Din-e-Ilahi

Question 14

What was the name of the strict system of ranks that Akbar created?

Answer 14

Mansabdari system

Question 15

What was the name of the fairer tax on peasants that Akbar introduced?

Answer 15

The dahsala

Question 16

Which group received many high mansabdar ranks from Jahangir?

Answer 16

Hindus

Question 17

What did Jahangir warn his noble that they should not force on anyone?

Answer 17

Islam

Question 18

What was the name of the rebellious Sikh guru who Jahangir punished with boiling hot sand?

Answer 18

Arjun Dev

Question 19

Into which region of India did Jahangir expand his control?

Answer 19

The Deccan region

Question 20

What was the name of Jahangir’s 80 foot long gold chain that anyone with complaints could use to get his attention at Agra?

Answer 20

The chain of justices

Question 21

Who did Jahangir give exclusive rights to build ports and factories in the Mughal Empire in 1612?

Answer 21

TheEnglish East India Company

Question 22

What type of law did Shah Jahan impose in the Mughal Empire?

Answer 22

Shari’a

Question 23

How much did Shah Jahan donate to aid his people when there was a famine in the Deccan region in 1630-32?

Answer 23

Only 5000 rupees a week

Question 24

. How much did Shah Jahan spend on his Peacock Throne made of gold, precious stones and pearls?

Answer 24

Billions of rupees

Question 25

What is the name of the great mausoleum that Shah Jahan built to commemorate his wife Mumtaz Mahal?

Answer 25

The Taj Mahal

Question 26

What type of state did Aurangzebaim to create by following Shari’a law closely and banning alcohol, gambling and possibly music?

Answer 26

An islamic states

Question 27

What tax did Aurangzeb re-introduce in 1679?

Answer 27

Jizya

Question 28

How much money was Aurangzeb able to collect in taxes by 1690 due to his successful expansion of the Mughal Empire?

Answer 28

£38million pounds

Question 29

Approximately how many lives were lost each year due to Aurangzeb's determination to keep control of the Deccan region?

Answer 29

100,000

Question 30

Who did Aurangzeb's forces defeat in 1689, enabling him to renegotiatebetter trading terms?

Answer 30

The English East India Company