I. Choose the correct answer.
1. What type of art was Emperor Jahangir especially fond of?
a. architectural ornamentation
b. poetry
c. Mughal painting
d. dramatic arts
2. Emperor Jahangir built _____ in honour of his favourite wife, Nur Jahan.
a. Taj Mahal
b. Shalimar Bagh
c. Idmaat ud Daulas tomb
d. Jahangirabad
3. Prince Salim was given the name ‘Jahangir’ by_________ .
a .Prince Salim himself
b. Akbar the great
c. Shahjahan
d. Miriyum Zamani
II ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
1. What was the reason of conflict between Shah Jahan and Noor Jahan?
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2. Name the British who visited Jahangir’s court. Which place was they given to set up
factory?
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Answers
Q. 1 choose the correct answer:
- c) mughal painting
2. b) Shalimar Bagh
3. c) Shahjahan
q. 2 Answer the following question:
1. What was the reason of conflict between Shah Jahan and Noor Jahan?
ans. Tensions between Nur Jahan and Jahangir's third son, the then-Prince Khurram and future Shah Jahan, had been uneasy from the start. Prince Khurram resented the influence Nur Jahan held over his father and was angered at having to play second fiddle to her favourite Shahryar, his half-brother and her son-in-law.
2.Name the British who visited Jahangir’s court. Which place was they given to set up factory?
ans. Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of the mughal emperor Jahangir in 1615 CE and obtained permission to trade in Surat. Later trade centers were established at Agra, Ahmedabad and Broch. After this, they established trade centres at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. Calcutta was their first capital.
Answer:
1. (d) Dramatic arts
2. (b) Shalimar Bagh
3. (b) Akbar the great
4. He was considered one of the greatest Mughals of the Timur family. Like his grandfather, Akbar, he was eager to expand his vast empire. In 1658, he fell ill and was confined by his son and successor Aurangzeb in Agra Fort until his death in 1666.
He was considered one of the greatest Mughals of the Timur family. Like his grandfather, Akbar, he was eager to expand his vast empire. In 1658, he fell ill and was confined by his son and successor Aurangzeb in Agra Fort until his death in 1666.The period of his reign was considered the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan erected many monuments, the best known of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, built in 1632–1654 as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Nur Jahan was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 25 May 1611 to 28 October 1627 as the eighteenth wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. WikipediaBorn: 31 May 1577, Kandahar, AfghanistanDied: 17 December 1645, Lahore, PakistanTenure: 25 May 1611 – 28 October 1627Spouse: Jahangir (m. 1611–1627), Sher Afgan Khan (m. 1594–1607)Place of burial: Shahdara Bagh, Pakistan, Tomb of Nur Jahan, Lahore, PakistanParents: Mirza Ghiyas Beg, Asmat Begam.
5. Thomas Roe visited Jahangir's court. They at up in Tamil Nadu.