Question

The first matrimonial alliance with the Rajput was established by the Akbar with the house of _____________?
A) Bundelas
B) Kachwaha
C) Rathors
D) Sisodias

Answer 1

Hint: In ancient India, royal matrimonial alliances were a common feature of politics. The book follows alliances established by the Nandas, Mauryas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Imperial and later Guptas, and others, starting with matrimonial relations among the sodas-mahajanapadas.

Complete answer:
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Rajasthan, in the west Indian state of India, has a $5,000$-year history of human settlement. After the ice age, this area was also populated during large floods. Matsya kingdom was the name given to this area. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished there. Many Rajput kingdoms arose in the early mediaeval era, including the Pratihars, Chauhans of Ajmer, Guhilot and Sisodias of Mewar, Shekhawat’s of Shekhawati Sikar, and Rathores of Marwar.

From the eighth to the eleventh centuries, the Pratihar Empire served as a deterrent to Arab invaders. The Pratihara army's might effectively stopped the Arabs from expanding beyond Sindh, which had been their only conquest for nearly $300$ years.

Around the time the Kachwaha migrated to the region after the Matsya empire, this area was known as Rajputana. The Kachwahas continued to support their Rajput allies in a number of bloody wars, including the First Battle of Tarain and the catastrophic Second Battle of Tarain. In the Battle of Khanwa, under Rana Sanga of Chittor, Kachwahas fought for Rajputs for the last time.

Sisodia of Chittor, who, despite overwhelming odds, continued to fight the Mughals and gave birth to Maharana Pratap, who, along with Rana Sanga and Prithviraj Chauhan, became a symbol of Rajput valour.

Thus the first matrimonial alliance with the Rajput was established by the Akbar with the house of Kachhwahas. Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Rajasthan's various princely states were merged after India's independence in $1947$. The British made many treaties with the rulers of Rajasthan, as well as local rulers who were permitted to govern their princely states as allies. Famines and economic exploitation characterised this time.