Mughals

Question 1

Where did the Mughal Empire rule?

Answer 1

India and Pakistan

Question 2

What years did the Mughals rule?

Answer 2

1526-1857

Question 3

Under which leader did the Mughal empire reach its extent?

Answer 3

Aurangzeb

1657-1707

Question 4

In which year was the Mughal Empire in decline?

Answer 4

1707

Question 5

Who was the last Mughal emperor?

Answer 5

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question 6

What did Bahadur Shah Zafur do?

Answer 6

Accused of aiding rebels in a war against British in 1857 and banished from India

Question 7

Which country became the next rulers of India in 1858?

Answer 7

The British

Question 8

m u g h a l e m p e r o r s

Who was the first ruler and when did he rule?

Answer 8

Babur

1526-30

Question 9

m u g h a l e m p o r e r s

Who was the second Mughal ruler and when did he rule?

Answer 9

Humayun

1530-40 - 1555-56

Question 10

Who ruled after Humayun and when did they rule?

Answer 10

Akbar (the great)

1556-1605

Question 11

Who was the 4th Mughal emperor and when did they rule?

Answer 11

Jahangir

1605-27

Question 12

Who ruled after Jahangir and when did they rule?

Answer 12

Shah Jahan

1627-57

Question 13

Who was the 6th Mughal ruler and when did they rule?

Answer 13

Aurangzeb

1657-1707

Question 14

Who was the founder of the Islamic Mughal Empire?

Answer 14

Babur

Question 15

Who helped the Mughal Empire become an artistic power?

Clue: they started tradition of miniature paintings

Answer 15

Humayun

Question 16

How many people did Akbar rule over?

Answer 16

100 million

Question 17

Who brought a period of relative peace?

Answer 17

Jahangir

Question 18

What famous landmark did Shah Jahan build?

Answer 18

Taj Mahal

Question 19

What was Aurangzeb’s intentions?

Answer 19

Extending land

Question 20

d e f I n I t I o n s

Mongols

Answer 20

Tribe who conquered much of Central Asia in the 13th century. Mughal is the Persian word for Mongol.

Question 21

d e f I n I t I o n s

Harem

Answer 21

The part of court reserved for emperors wives, concubine and entourage.

Question 22

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Hindustan

Answer 22

Name given to the Northern part of India

Question 23

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Jharoka

Answer 23

Special window at which Mughal emperors showed themselves to the people.

Question 24

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Jizya

Answer 24

Poll tax that the Delhi sultans had imposed on all non-Muslims before Mughal rule began. Abolished by Akbar in 1564 but reinstated by Aurangzeb in 1679

Question 25

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Mansabdars

Answer 25

Nobles/officials who helped the emperor to rule the lands

Question 26

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Sati/suttee

Answer 26

Practice found chiefly among Hindus in South Asia in which a widow sacrificed herself on a deceased husband’s funeral pyre

Question 27

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Eats India Company

Answer 27

The British Trading Company which set up a trading post at Surat in 1612

Question 28

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Factory

Answer 28

Compound set up by European traders including warehouses and residents

Question 29

I n n o v a t i o n s

Military

Answer 29

• involved soldiers in horseback
• war elephants
• gunpowder
• much more mobile than Islamic sultans
• Babur introduced military innovations like, matchlock musket & cannon

Question 30

I n n o v a t i o n s

Art and architecture

Answer 30

• Handwritten books and poetry
• decorated with patterns, borders
• small paintings called miniatures were created
• Mughals didn’t force any Central Asian architecture on India
• Mughals decided that architecture was a mix of Hindu design, using figures, animals and variety
• Islamic highly symmetrical and geometric patterns ( relied on colour and precious gems)

Question 31

I n n o v a t i o n s

Religion

Answer 31

• Mughals were Muslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority
• Mughals allowed Hindus to reach senior government or military posteriors
• Non-muslims were not forced to obey Islamic las until Aurangzeb took power