WorksheetsThe Mughals
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
They imposed structures of administration and ideas of governance that outlasted their rule, leaving a political legacy that succeeding rulers of the subcontinent could not ignore.
The above statement is about the contributions of the great rulers of India.Name them!!
Sultans of Delhi
The British
Mughals
The Marathas
The Mughals were descendants of two great lineages of rulers. From their mother’s side they were descendants of Genghis Khan (died 1227), ruler of the Mongol tribes, China and Central Asia. From their father’s side they were the successors of Timur (died 1404), the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day __________
China
Turkey.
Afghanistan
Pakistan
The Mughals did not like to be called Mughal or Mongol as
It was associated with Timur lane
they did not like the name
it reminded them of their fatherland Farghana
Genghis Khan’s memory was associated with the massacre of innumerable people.
Identify this image.
Taj Mahal
Red Fort
Agra Fort
Humayu's tomb
The Mughals did not believe in the rule of primogeniture, where the eldest son inherited his father’s estate. Instead they followed the Mughal and Timurid custom of coparcenary inheritance whereby
Inheritance was equally divided between all sons and daughters
the youngest son got all the inheritance
division of the inheritance amongst all the sons took place.
all the above
The ___________ were defeated, however, they were honourably treated by the Mughals, given their lands (watan) back as assignments (watan jagir) . The careful balance between defeating but not humiliating their opponents enabled the Mughals to extend their influence over many kings and chieftains.
Sisodiya Rajputs
The Jats
The Marathas
The Sikhs
The term mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a mansab, meaning a ___________ .
Jagir
Suba
position or rank
none of these
Mansabdari was a grading system used by the Mughals to fix (1) rank, (2) salary and (3) _______________
Number of soldiers
military responsibilities
social responsibilities
diplomatic responsibilities.
Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called __________ which were somewhat like iqtas.
jagirs
suba
zamindari
all of these
Which of the following is wrong statement regarding Mansabdari system.
Unlike muqtis, most mansabdars did not actually reside in or administer their jagirs
They only had rights to the revenue of their assignments which was collected for them by their servants while the Mansabdars served in some other part of the empire
In Akbar’s reign these jagirs were carefully assessed so that their revenues were roughly equal to the salary of the mansabdar
By Aurangzeb’s reign t the actual revenue
collected was often much more than the granted sum.
