Like the Mughal Empire, India today is also made up of many social and cultural units. Does this pose a challenge to national integration?
No. This does not pose any challenge to national integration. Unity in diversity is the special feature of India. Indians may belong to different regions, cultures, castes and creed. But this does not mean that they are different people. They are one and are proud of being born in India.
Sometimes social conflicts arise no doubt but they are solved in an amicable way. Whenever there is external threat, all Indians come together. The Kargil war is worth-mentioning here. India fought and won the war in the last. That was the time when everyone was filled with patriotic feelings. There was only one goal, Le. to win the war and that India did with the help of her brave heroes.
Why was it a difficult task for rulers of the Middle Ages to rule the Indian subcontinent?
Why was it important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdars from diverse backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis
How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar's ideas on governance?
What qualities of the Mughals enabled them to extend their influence over many kings and chieftains? [V. Imp.]
Peasants were vital for economy of the Mughal Empire. Do you think that they are as important today? Has the gap in the income between the rich and the poor in India changed a great deal from the period of the Mughals?
Like the Mughal Empire, India today is also made up of many social and cultural units. Does this pose a challenge to national integration?
The Mughal Empire left its impact on the different regions of the subcontinent in a variety of ways. Find out if it had any impact in the city, village or region in which you live.
Match the following:
mansab – Marwar
Mongol – governor
Sisodiya Rajput – Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput – Mewar
Nur Jahan – rank
subadar – Jahangir
What do you know about the Mughal relations with other rulers especially the Rajputs? [Imp.]
Why did the peasantry suffer a lot during the last years of Aurangzeb's reign? [V. Imp.]
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar's half-bro: her, was …………………
(b) The five Deccan Sultanate were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar,
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar's rank and salary, sewar indicated his………………………
(d) Abul Faze, Akbar's friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of …………. so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.
Divide Akbar's reign into three periods and give details about them.
Or
Mention the major campaigns and events of Akbar's reign.
Contrast the Mughals to their predecessors. [V. Imp.]
Or
How were the Mughals greater than their predecessors?
Awangzeb, did not follow the Mughals' policy and insulted Shivaji when he came to accept Mughal authority. What was the consequence of this insult? [Imp.]