Question

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the establishment of the Mughal Empire?

पर्याय

• The empire was carved out of a number of regional states of India through conquests and political alliances between the Mughals and local chieftains.

• Zahiruddin Babur's successor, Humayun (1530-40, 1555-56) expanded the frontiers of the empire but lost it to the Afghan leader Sher Shah Sur, who drove him into exile.

• The founder of the empire, Zahiruddin Babur, was driven from his Central Asian homeland, Farghana, by the warring Uzbeks.

• Zahiruddin Babur first established himself in Kabul and then in 1526 pushed further into the Indian subcontinent in search of territories and resources to satisfy the needs of the members of his clan.

Answer 1

Zahiruddin Babur's successor, Humayun (1530-40, 1555-56) expanded the frontiers of the empire but lost it to the Afghan leader Sher Shah Sur, who drove him into exile.

Explanation:

Through conquests and political alliances between the Mughals and local chieftains, the Empire was created out of a number of Indian regional states. The warring Uzbeks drove the empire's founder, Zahiruddin Babur, from his Central Asian birthplace of Farghana. He first established himself in Kabul and then moved deeper into the Indian subcontinent in quest of territory and resources to meet the requirements of his clan members in 1526. Nasiruddin Humayun (1530-40, 1555-56), Zahiruddin Babur's successor, enlarged the empire's borders but lost it to Afghan commander Sher Shah Sur, who exiled him.