INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

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Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
A
Remarriage of widows
B
Prohibition of child marriage
C
Monogamy
D
Rejection of seclusion of women
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rejection of seclusion of women did not form part of Din-i-illahi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Enlist various social reforms taken by him – prohibited slavery, allowed Widow remarriage, prostitution was regulated, and immoral trafficking of women brought under control, Sati of Hindu women was prohibited etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Dīn-i Ilāhī was essentially an ethical system, prohibiting such sins as lust, sensuality, slander, and pride and enjoining the virtues of piety, prudence, abstinence, and kindness.

Detailed explanation-4: -He abolished the sati pratha and legalized remarriage of widows. 2. He discouraged child marriage. He raised the minimum age of marriage of girls to fourteen years and of boys to sixteen years.

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