HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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“The king is entitled to unquestioning obedience.”
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“Parliament should represent the best interests of the people.”
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“People have the right to revolt against an unjust government.”
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“Government should be administered by people of all beliefs.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -divine right of kings, in European history, a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -In part, the Protestant Reformation allowed for the rise of Absolutism. Monarchs in the 1500s used the new faith as an excuse to force their authority to become the protecting power against control by the Roman Catholic Church, its popes, and other Catholic rulers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jahangir forbade the manufacturing and sale of wine and intoxicating drugs throughout the empire. He also banned the use of tobacco. He ordered the preparation of a Zanzir-i-Adl a chain of justice installed to hear public grievances against the high-handedness and oppression of the government officers.