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Ch.20
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Question | Answer |
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Where was Shah Jahan when he died and his son inherited the Mughal Empire? | Under house arrest by his son Aurangzeb. |
In order to reclaim his empire, Humayun fled to Persia and converted to what religion? | Shia Islam |
Shah Jahan spent much of his reign trying to recapture Kandahar, Afghanistan which had been taken from Mughal control by who? | Safavids |
In the Persian-Hindu synthesis known as the "Mughal Style" of painting, what was the Hindu contribution? | Vibrant colors. |
Although Babur's forces at the battle of Panipat were outnumbered, he had what technological advantage? | Muskets |
What did Jahangir do to the supporters of his son Khusrau during the latter's first rebellion in 1605? | impaled them |
To promote the Islamification of India, Aurangzeb brought back the jizya, a head-tax on who? | non-Muslims. |
Under Akbar the Great, the Mughals built fortresses at key points in their empire, where was the largest fortress located? | Delhi |
Under Mughal rule, most of India's internal revenue came from taxing what? | agricultural production. |
What was significant about Akbar's wife Manmati? | She was a Hindu Rajput princess. |
During the reign of Aurangzeb, the British East India Company and other European interests expanded what in India? | their fortified outposts |
Mughal population increased by 1800 due to the introduction of crops from America and from the expansion of what into northwest India? | Wet rice |