HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas?
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He founded Din-i-Ilahi
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He appointed Hindus to the highest posts in the empire
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He invited the representatives of all religions for religious debates at the Ibadat Khana
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He issued an infallibility decree in 1579
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: [D] 1579 A.D. Notes: Akbar issued Mahzarnama (or Infallibility Decree) to take all the religious matters into his own hands. This made him supreme in the religious matters. He issued Mahzarnama to curb the dominance of Ulema.
Detailed explanation-2: -A new Interpretation of Akbar’s “Infallibility” Decree of 15791.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Abul Fazl and Sheikh Mubarak. In September 1579, Sheikh Mubarak drafted and issued a Mahazar signed by leading Ulemas, Sadr-us-sadur and other Muslim law experts declaring Jalalu din Muhammad Akbar as amir-ul-momin and a Imam i Adil over and above Mujtahids (Qazis and Imams).
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