SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The emperors all identified themselves as Muslim, patrilineally descended from Timur (1336–1405, a.k.a. Tamerlane), the Sunni Turkish conqueror of Central Asia. Each individual Mughal emperor developed his own religious beliefs and expressions within what he considered true Islam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Din-i Ilahi, “the religion of God, ‘’ was a system of religious beliefs introduced by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 CE. His idea was to combine Islam and Hinduism into one faith, but also to add aspects of Christianity, Zoroastrianism and Jainism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the Mughals, Hindus and Muslims interacted in economics, politics, social life, the arts, and culture. Through migration and conversion, the Muslim population of India grew from about 400, 000 in 1200, to 3.2 million in 1400, to 12.8 million in 1535, 11 to perhaps 50 million by 1800.