Question

The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of _________.
A. Awadh
B. Malwa
C. Gujarat
D. Chittor

Answer 1

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Complete Answer:
Option A. Awadh: Awadh was founded under the Mughal emperor Akbar of the 16th Century and became a legacy tributary to Faizabad around 1722, with Saadat Ali Khan as his initial capital and first Subadar-Nawab and a progenitor of the Awadh Nawabs Dynasty.
- Awadh's capital is Lucknow, the British resident's station, which is now Uttar Pradesh's capital.
- Under the Mughal emperor Akbar, Awadh was created. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option B. Malwa: The Sultanate of Malwa was a late medieval Islamic Empire in the Malwa region which from 1392 to 1622, now comprises the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and South-East Rajasthan.
- During the reign of Akbar (r. 1556-1605) against the Sultanate of Malwa, which had broken free from Mughal rule during the uprising of Sher Shah Suri by the emperor Humayun, the Mughal conquest of Malwa was a military campaign begun by the Mughal Empire in 1560. Akbar had a claim to the province. Hence, this option is also incorrect.

Option C. Gujarat: The "Door of victory" was built in 1602 A.D. by Buland Darwaza.
- To celebrate his triumph over Gujarat by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri, which is 43 km from Agra in India, is the main entrance into Jama Masjid.
- Buland Darwaza is the world's top gate, and an example of the architecture of the Mughal region. It demonstrates high technology and complexity in the empire of Akbar.
- The Buland of Darwaza was constructed to mark the conquest of Gujarat by Akbar. Hence, this option is also correct.

Option D. Chittor: The fort of Chittor or Chittorgarh is India's largest fort. The UNESCO Site is a World Patrimony. The fort was Mewar's capital and is now the city of Chittor.
- It extends over a 180-meter-high mountain extending over 280 ha of the valley plains drained by the River Beach.
- The fortress has many palaces, walls, temples and two famous towers.
- The fort was governed by the Kingdom of Mewar at the start of the 7th century. In 1303, Ratnasimhi forces were defeated by the Turkish ruler of Delhi, Alauddin Khalji.
- In 1535 the Gujarat sultan, Bahadur Shah, overthrew and took away Bikramjeet Singh.
- Akbar defeated Udai Singh II troops in Maharana in 1567. Defenders of the fort rallied to charge the enemy of the assault but they could not succeed.
- The Darwaza Buland was not constructed to mark the conquest of Chittor by Akbar. Hence, this option is also incorrect.
- The Buland Darwaza had been established for the conquest of Gujarat by Akbar. It was built in 1572 AD and is known as the 'Victory Gate.' It is the principal entry to Sikri Palace, 43 km from Agra, in the village of Fatehpur. It is the world's highest gateway and an example of the architecture of Mughal.

Hence, Option C. Gujarat is the correct answer.

Note: The Darwaza Buland is symmetrical and is surmounted by large free-standing kiosks, the chhatris. It also has gallery kiosks on the roof on the terrace edge, stylized buckler-battlements, miniature minar-spires, and white and black marble inlay work. On the eastern archway of the Buland Darwaza, a Persian inscription documents Akbar's conquest of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat's victory in 1573. Akbar's religious openness is represented by an inscription on the central face of the Buland Darwaza.