HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Which Mugal emperor was a great musician, a great patron of Hindustani Music and was popularly known as Rangila?
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Bahdur Shah I
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Bahadur Shah II
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Muhammad Shah
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Ahmad Shah
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad Shah also known as Rangilla was the Mughal Emperor who ascended the Throne in 1719. He was the son of Bahadur Shah I .
Detailed explanation-2: -Emperor Akbar was a great lover of music. Abul Fazl, who was a historian during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, mentioned in his work that Akbar patronised 36 musicians. The most famous among them was Tansen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Muhammad Shah was an ineffective, pleasure-seeking Mughal emperor of India. Due to his pleasure-loving attitude, he was also called Rangila.
Detailed explanation-4: -Initially, Darghas, Temples, Royal Courts, Buddha-Jain viharas, Sikh Gurudwaras and Sufi-Bhakti followers were the main patrons of music.
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