GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was
A
the mosque for the use of Royal Family
B
Akbar’s private chamber prayer
C
the hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions.
D
the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ibādat Khāna (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fatehpur Sikri is located in Agra District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to him all actions of Akbar were according to tenets of Islam. He treated Islam in the liberal sense. For him the Din-i-Ilahi was actually a policy of Sulhe kul (peace with all) and Akbar did not force his new religion upon anybody.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution. Ibadat Khana was a hall at Fatehpur Sikri where scholars of all religions met for a discourse.

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