Which Jat leader damaged Emperor Akbar’s tomb (Sikandra) and dug up Akbar’s grave and burned his bones?
The Jat leader Rajaram was responsible for the infamous desecration of Emperor Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra in 1688. In an act of extreme defiance and revenge against Mughal oppression, Rajaram’s forces looted the tomb, dug up Akbar’s grave and burned his bones, symbolizing the decline of Mughal authority. The correct answer is (D) Rajaram.
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The Jat leader Rajaram committed the sensational act of desecrating Emperor Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra in 1688. This brutal act was part of the ongoing Jat rebellion against the Mughal Empire’s heavy-handed administration. Rajaram’s followers looted the gold and silver from the tomb, dug up Akbar’s grave and symbolically burned his remains. This sacrilegious act was a profound political statement of revenge, highlighting the severe breakdown of law and order under Aurangzeb.