Question

2. Fill in the blanks:
(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar's half-brother
was
(b) The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh,
Ahmadnagar,
and
(c) If zat determined a mansabdar's rank and salary,
sawar indicated his
(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar's friend and counsellor, helped
him frame the idea of
so that he
could govern a society composed of many religions,
cultures and castes,
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Answer 1

Answer:

(a) The capital of Mirza Hakim, Akbar’s half-brother, was Kabul.

(b) The five Deccan Sultanates were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar, Bijapur and Golconda.

(c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s rank and salary, sawar indicated his number of cavalrymen.

(d) Abul Fazl, Akbar’s friend and counsellor, helped him frame the idea of sulh-i kul so that he could govern a society composed of many religions, cultures and castes.