Question

Answer all questions given under the heading

The Mughals

1. Name the Great Mughals.
2. Who consolidated the Mughal empire?
3. Mention the new power which rose in Maharashtra at this time.
4. Which places were not directly under the Mughal rule in the south?

Answer 1

1. The Great Mughals were Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb.
2. Akbar consolidated the Mughal empire through conquests and through a policy of conciliation with the religious-based kingdoms of Rajasthan.
3. A new power center rose in Maharashtra in the seventeenth century, and the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji fought against the Mughals.
4. Only the south-western region of Kerala and southern Tamilnadu were not directly under the Mughal rule.