MUGHAL INDIA-some points

MUGHAL INDIA-some points

1-Mubarak Khan whose father was killed in the battle of Macchiwara killed Bairam Khan

2-When Hemu captured Delhi Tardi Khan was the governor there

3-The first mention of Tauhid i Ilahi was in Dabistan i Mazahib by Mohsin Fani

4-Diwan i Tan was the official who was in charge of cash salary

5-Increase in the sawar of the mansabdars during emergency was known as mashruta

6-The reserved Armed force was known as Tabinan

7-Total land revenue figures of a village was known as taqsimat

8-Akbar reimposed Jeziyah in 1575 and revoked it in 1580

9-Although the Kangra mission of Jahangir in 1620 was led by Vikramjit Baghela, a Hindu,Jahangir called it a Jihaad

10-Khasrau was captured by Jahangir's forces at Bhairowal

11-Jahangir punished Sufi saint Nizaam Thaneswari

12-In 1543 Sher Shah organized a campaign against Multan to set it free from Biloch tribe

13-Malik Jiwan a Baluchi leader betrayed Dara and helped Aurangzeb to capture him

14-In 1668 Aurangzeb prohibited court dancing,1669 he ordered destruction of temples and in 1679, he imposed Jeziyah

15-Shaikh Sarmad a Sufi saint and associate of Dara was punished by aurangzeb

16-Peter Mundy gives a vivid account of the famine of 1630-32

17-After returning from Deccan Aurangzeb was made the governor of Gujarat in 1644

18-Shah Jahan's army met with Guru Hargovind's army at Kartarpur in 1631. There the guru's force was supported by Painda Khan

19-Shah Jahan started giving land on contractual basis or the Ijara system

20-Some books written by Guru Govind Singh- Nam Mela Puran,Shastar nam puran, Mangal Prakash,Akal ustat,Ukat Vilas,Krishna Avatar,Ram AvatarChandi charittar,Chandi di var,Pakhayama charittar.His autobiography was vaichittar nataka.His letters to Aurangzeb-Zafarnamah

21-Mir Jumla was originally a minister of Abdullah Kutub Shah of Golkunda

22-The Amins collected Jeziyah under Aurangzeb

23-In 1654 Dara was conferred the title sultan buland iqbal

24-Punishing Jujhair Singh Bundella was the first official assignment of Aurangzeb

25-Jahan Ara wrote under the pen name Makhfi

26-Tribute of the autonomous kings was known as peshkash

27-Ashrafi was a gold coin

28-Potugese brought tobacco in India in 16th century

29-Shah rukhi was a silver coin

30-Mir Fathulla Sirazi was a famous scientist

31-Shah Jahan introduced the post of Amin

32-Nahr i Bahist was the canal dug by Shah Jahan

33-Amalguzars gave taqqavi loans

34-Muqaddam and Patwari were the village headmen

35-Capt Avery was a notorious pirate and his prized catch was Ganj i Swai, a ship of Aurangzeb

36-Abdullah Sultan Puri was conferred the title Makhdum ul Mulk by Akbar

37-Ibrahim Adil Shah wrote Kitaab i Nauras.He was popular as Abla baba and also Jagat Guru

38-Maasir i Alamgiri written by Mustaid Khan

39-Faizi translated Lilavati,Sarhandi translated Atharvaveda,Todarmal translated Bhagvata Puarana,Shahbandi translated Rajtarangini and Badaoni translated Ramayana

40-Akbar gave Hari Vijay Suri the title Jagat Guru and Shah Jahan gave Jagannath the title Kavipriya

41-Shalima Begum invented Rose itr

42-Bishandas was sent to Persia by Jahangir to get a portrait of the ruler

43-Man Kautahal was a collection of Man Singh of Gwalior's famous musical works

44-Rajaram looted Akbar's tomb in 1688

45-When Babur was ill some nobles wanted to install Mehdi Khwaja on the throne

46-Guru Amar Das took vigorous steps to abolish sati

47-Guru Hargovind built Akal Takht.