INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Mughal emperors was famous as Shah-i-Bekhabar?
A
Shah Alam
B
Jahangir
C
Shahjahan
D
Bahadur Shah I
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: Bahadur Shah was also known as Shah-I-Bekhabar. This name was given by Khafi Khan because he liked to appease all parties by profuse grants of titles and rewards. He ruled for five years from 1707 to 1712.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bahadur Shah I (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), also known as Mirza Muhammad Mu’azzam (Persian: ) and Shah Alam I was the eighth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.

Detailed explanation-3: -Humayun’s son Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) is often remembered as the greatest of all Mughal emperors. When Akbar came to the throne, he inherited a shrunken empire, not extending much beyond the Punjab and the area around Delhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bahadur Shah Zafar – Facts. Born on 24 October 1775 in Delhi to the Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II and Lal Bai, Bahadur Shah was his parents’ second son. His birth name was Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah. He was not his father’s first choice as successor.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bahadur Shah Zafar was a noted Urdu poet, having written a number of Urdu ghazals. While some part of his opus was lost or destroyed during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a large collection did survive, and was compiled into the Kulliyyat-i-Zafar.

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