Question

write in brief on the central Asian policy of shahjahan
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Answer 1

Answer:

Shah Jahan (Prince Khurram) was the fifth Mughal Emperor of India who ruled from 1628 until 1658. He was the son of Emperor Jahangir and his Hindu Rajput wife Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani (13 May 1573-18 April 1619). At a young age, after the death of his father in 1627, he proclaimed himself emperor at Agra (February 1628).

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mughul emperors always desired to conquer their ancestral homeland in Central Asia which included Trans-Oxina, Badakhshan, Balkh, Bhukhara, Samarqand etc. Except Aurangzeb, all Mughul emperors tried to occupy that territory particularly the city of Samarqand, the conquest of which they regarded prestigious.

Babur attempted several times to capture Samarqand and succeeded thrice but every time he had to leave it because of the opposition of the Uzbegs. However, he kept Badakhshan with himself. His son, Humayun, remained its governor from 1520-29 A.D. After Humayun, Sulaiman was appointed its governor. During the reign of Humayun, Sulaiman declared himself indepen­dent. Therefore, Badakhshan was lost to the Mughuls.

पनठष

In 1598 A.D., Shah Rukh, a grandson of Sulaiman revolted against Sulaiman. It gave Abdulla Khan Uzbeg an opportunity to interfere in their affairs and he occupied Badakhshan. Therefore, when Akbar ascended the throne of Delhi, Central Asia was in the hands of the Uzbegs. Akbar gave shelter to Shah Rukh and he desired to capture Central Asia. But he could not do it.

He, being busy in Indian affairs, could not devote time to the affairs in Central Asia while Uzbegs maintained complete hold over it under their leader Abdulla Khan. During the reign of Jahangir, Central Asia was captured once by one descendant of Genghiz Khan but, again, it was occupied by Imam Quli Beg Uzbeg in 1611 A.D.

He appointed his younger brother, Nazr Muhammad as governor of Balkh. Imam Quli was a man of peaceful nature. He kept friendly relations with the Mughuls. He even assured his help to the Mughuls when Persia occupied Kandhar in 1622 A.D.

It was during the reign of Shah Jahan when a planned policy was adopted by the Mughuls to conquer Central Asia. There was reason and opportunity for that. The cause of quarrel between the Mughuls and the Uzbegs was their conflicting ambitions. While the Mughuls could not leave the temptation to conquer Asia, the Uzbegs always desired to capture Kabul and Kandhar.