INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb?
A
Shaista Khan
B
Shah Shuja
C
Siphr Sukoh
D
Izid Bakhsh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shaista Khan succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688. He was a subahdar and a general in the Mughal army . And the maternal uncle of Emperor Aurangzeb.

Detailed explanation-2: -Murshid Quli Khan was appointed as the Diwan of Bengal by Aurangzeb. Governor Murshid Quil Khan (1717-1727 A.D.)

Detailed explanation-3: -Mir Jumla renouned subahdar of Bengal (1660-1663) under Emperor aurangzeb. An Iranian by birth, his original name was Mir Muhammad Said. He received various titles from the Mughal emperor such as Muazzam Khan, Khan-i-Khanan, Sipahsalar and Yar-i-Wafahdar, but he became more popular in history of Bengal as Mir Jumla.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shocked by the sudden and bold terror attack in the city, Aurangzeb angrily transferred Shaista Khan to Bengal, even refusing to give him audience at the time of transfer as was the custom.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mir Jumla was born as Mir Mohammad Sayyid Ardistani in Iran in 1591 to a poor oil merchant of Isfahan named Mirza Hazaru.

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