Chapter 16
India during the Mughal Empire
Exercise:
1. Answer:
(a) India started under Muslim rule after Ketia?
Answer: 1206 AD.
(b) When did the first battle of Panipatra take place?
Answer: 1526 AD the first war was fought.
(c) How many unequal attacks were carried out by Aurangzeb?
Answer: Mirzomlak of Bangar Chubedar was reading Assamese.
(d) In the hands of the Mughals, the supreme power of governance was vested?
Answer: It was in the hands of the Mughal Empire.
(e) Who practiced Manchavadari?
Answer: Mahamati Akbar practiced this practice during the Mughal rule.
2. Determining what is pure/impure —
(a) Mughals ruled India from 126 AD to 1857 AD.
Answer: Impure.
(b) Judiciary powers of Chubedars of provinces under Mughal Empire were unlimited.
Answer: Pure.
(c) Babur's kingdom extended across Bangara to Gwalior.
Answer: Impure.
(D) At the time of Mirzula's invasion, the king of Assam was Jayadhwaj Singh.
Answer: Pure.
(e) Manchavada words are used in the soil language.
Answer: Impure.
3. Fill in the blanks —
(a) ______ was the third and greatest emperor of the Mughals.
Answer: Akbar.
(b) The judicial system of the Mughals was conducted according to _______ principles.
Answer: Koran.
(c) The Mughals used to divide land in terms of taxes
Answer: Four.
(d) ________ Christian Mahamati 'Akbar' introduced the system of Manchabadari system of Mughal rule.
Answer: 1577.
(e) During the reign of Akbar, Manchavdar had________ people.
Answer: 29.
4. Write your answer-
(a) Which two emperors were able to successfully unite India?
Answer: Mahamati Ashoka and Akbar.
(b) What was the expansion of Aurangzeb's empire?
North: Bengal in the east, Gujarat in the west and Kabul in the north, Karnataka in the south.
(c) Which of the following are the Chubedars in the Mughal provincial governance system?
Answer: Faujdar, Diwan and Fotoval.
(D) Mughal rule was divided into who and what were the divisions?
Answer: (1) Polaj.
(2) Paroty.
(3) Uncles.
(4) Barren.
(e) To whom was the Manchabadaraskalak rewarded?
Ans: The appointment and promotion of Manchavdars was completely dependent on the emperor's will and reluctance. According to the Padmariya, the reward of Manchavadarskal was done.
(f) What were the methods of tax collection in the Mughal Empire?
Answer: There were four methods of tax collection in the Mughal Empire. These four are-
(1) Dahchal or Dahabacharia system.
(2) The JABTI method.
(3) Ghala Bakchi method.
(4) Nachak or Kanakut method.
5. Write the answer in 50 standard words —
(a) Judicial system of Mughals.
Ans: The Mughal Empire was not a well-organized system of justice system. Sukiya did not go to court. The emperor was the center of governance and justice, the justice system was conducted according to the principles of the Koran. The Chuvedars, the rulers of the provinces, had very little judicial power. In most of the areas, the Emperor was reading up and down about the settlement of any case in Chuvedaraskal. Village panchayats were distributed to the panchayats and the trial work was being completed.
(b) Manchavadari practice.
Ans: One of the significant system of Mughal administration is Manchabadari system. Manchav is an Arabic word and ya means rank or place. According to historians, this practice was practiced during the reign of Mahamati Akbar in 1577 AD. It was aimed at making the military force as strong, organized and disciplined as possible.
