HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Akbar
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Jahanagir
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Shahjahan
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Aurangzeb
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tobacco use was a novelty in the first decade of the 17th century. But, its use became widespread by 1617, not only among the nobility but even among the common people. Jahangir had to issue a decree forbidding the smoking of tobacco to protect the health of the people and control the habit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The first Mughal Emperor to seriously implement prohibition was Aurangzeb (ruled 1658 to 1707), the sixth Mughal Emperor.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA) is the principal comprehensive law governing tobacco control in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Remembering Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor who banned prostitution and drinking during his reign-India Today.