Day: January 23, 2022

Revolts against Aurangzeb During his reign, Aurangzeb had to deal with a number of revolts, such as − The Marathas in the Deccan, The Jats and Rajputs in north India, The Afghans and Sikhs in the north-west. Some of these problems were not new and had to be faced by Aurangzeb’s predecessors. But they assumed […]

Q. Do you think that Akbar’s Rajput policy was a conscious attempt to incorporate the Indian ruling elite with the Mughal Imperial System? [UPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Mughal policy towards the Rajputs contributed to the expansion and consolidation of the Mughal Empire. In fact, it was largely designed to serve the political needs for […]