Mugal Empire Flashcards
Who were the mugals ?
The mugals were descendants of the two great rulers of central Asia .
What descendance were they from ? ( Mother and Father )
Mother - Changhez
Father - Timur
Why were the mugals proud of their Timur ancestry ?
Because Timur captured Delhi in 1398
Why did the mugals not liked to be called the mugals ?
They did not liked to be called mugals because the name Mongols was married by blood shed
Who founded the mugal empire ?
Zahir - ud - din founded the mugals by defeating the Ibraham lodhi in the first battel of panipet
What time frame did babur rule ?
From 1526 - 1530
What time frame did Humayan rule ?
From (1530 - 1540) (1555 - 1556)
What time frame did Akbar rule ?
From 1556 - 1605
Who was Babur’s father ?
Ferghana
When did babur acend to the throne ?
When he was 12 years of age
What was Babur a scholar in ? (3)
He was a scholar in Arabic, Persia and Turky
Who was Babur son ?
His son was Humayan
Who did humayun lose his kingdom to ?
Humayan lost his kingdom to Sher shah
Where did humayun flee to ?
He fled to Iran
How did Safid Shan die ?
He died from falling from falling down the stairs on the first floor
Who was Humayuns son ?
His son was Akbar
What age did Akbar become Emperor ?
When he was 13 years of age
Who guided the young ruler to expand and consolidate the mugal domains of the earth ?
Bairam Khan Guided the young emperor
What where the years Akbar ruled for ? (3)
1560 - 1570
1570- 1585 ( All are AD )
1585 - 1605
Prince Salim was better known as what ?
Jahangir
Sulh-i-kul was framed by who ?
Akbar
Mansab stands for what ?
A rank
Mughals followed what inheritance ?
Coparcenary.
The name of the Maratha Chieftain who escaped from Agra and declared himself as an independent king
Shivaji.
