21. Shivaji was a contemporary with whom?
(A) Akbar
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shah Jahan
Answers
Answer:
a.
Explanation:
Shivaji was admired for his heroic exploits and clever stratagems in the contemporary accounts of English, French, Dutch, Portuguese and Italian writers. Contemporary English writers compared him with Alexander , Hannibal and Julius Caesar . [153]
A contemporary Muslim historian wrote that Shivaji “abstained from disgraceful acts,and was careful to maintain the honour of the women and children of Mohammedans when they fell into his hands.” It is one of the ironies of history that one of Aurangzeb’s son, Akbar, rebelled against his father and allied with Sambhaji, son of Aurangzeb’s archenemy Shivaji.
Shivaji was born in family of Bhonsle, a Maratha clan. Shivaji's paternal grandfather Maloji (1552–1597) was an influential general of Ahmadnagar Sultanate, and was awarded the epithet of "Raja". He was given deshmukhi rights of Pune, Supe, Chakan and Indapur for military expenses.