Question

Which of the following rulers was not one of the later Mughal rulers?
(A) Bahadur Shah l
(B) Shah Alam ll
(C) Jahandar Shah
(D) Aurangzeb

Answer 1

Hint: Mughal Empire (also referred to as Baburid Empire, Bhaburid Dynasty) was founded by Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, a Timurid prince and ruler of Central Asia. Babur founded the Mughal Empire after his victories at the Battle of Panipat (1526) and the Battle of Khanwa.

Complete answer:
Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb are called later Mughals. He was the sixth, and was considered to be the last effective and ruling Mughal Emperor. The north of the subcontinent was divided up into several independent Hindu and Muslim kingdoms ,before the Mughal invasion of 1526. Aurangzeb was born on 24th October, 1618 at Dohad in Madhya Pradesh. He wrestled India's Prince Dara Shukoh's armies, who was the eldest son of Shah Jahan and was the Governor of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Murad governed Gujarat and Malwa, and Aurangzeb was governor of Deccan. Aurangzeb took his own father prisoner, and also killed his brothers and took all the Empire from them and died on 20 Feb, 1707 in Ahmednagar. The Mansabdari system was first used by the Mughals to generate land revenue. Together with the unification of the country, road system and uniform currency the Indian economy grew exponentially under the Mughals. Cities and towns boomed under the Mughals.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
The mughal period in india history is one of the glorious periods that have enriched india in multifarious ways. Art and architecture has received a great fillip during mughal period that has gifted us with architectural gems that have defined the passage of time in three appeals and splendor.