INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUGHAL KINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India?
A
Bahadur Shah-II
B
Shah Alam-II
C
Shah Alam-I
D
Bahadur Shah-I
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ahmed Shah Abdali attacked India multiple times from 1748-1767. He crossed Khyber pass in December 1747 with 40000 soldiers to attack india. India was being governed by Shah Alam-I around then. Shah Alam II, conceived as Ali Gohar or Ali Gauhar, was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor and the child of Alamgir II.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India for the first time during the reign of which among the following Mughal Emperors? Notes: Ahmad Shah Abdali came to India first time during Nadir Shah’s invasion. He invaded for the first time during Shah Alam II in 1748.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India eight times between 1748 and 1757. He raided India in 1748 for the first time. His army was defeated at the Battle of Manupur and he had to return home in failure. The Battle of Manupur was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Durrani Empire in 1748.

Detailed explanation-4: -he First Battle of Panipat took place on April 21 1526, paving the way for Mughal rule in India. Babur, a Central Asian ruler and a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, invaded India and defeated the Lodi Empire of Northern India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Chief Qazi of Lahore fearing Hindu domination by Marathas invited Ahmed Shah Abdali to Punjab, causing his sixth invasion. It was fought between Jats and Abdali’s forces.

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