Shah Alam II (ruled 1760-1806) was the Mughal Emperor who fits this description. After losing the Battle of Buxar, he was effectively a prisoner and pensioner of the British at Allahabad. Later, in 1772, he sought and obtained the protection ...
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Guru Gobind Singh established the Khalsa Panth on the day of Baisakhi, April 13, 1699. He formalized the Sikh community into a collective body of warrior-saints at Anandpur Sahib. This creation was a response to the persecution of the time ...
The Treaty of Purandar in 1665 required Shivaji to surrender a significant number of his forts to the Mughals. The treaty was signed with the Mughal general Raja Jai Singh I. Shivaji agreed to give up 23 of his 35 ...
The Amalguzar was an important revenue officer during Akbar’s reign, primarily functioning at the district level. Their main duty was assessing and collecting the land revenue from the peasants. They were also responsible for encouraging cultivation and maintaining records, as ...
Emperor Aurangzeb controversially reimposed the Jaziya tax on non-Muslim subjects in 1679 AD. This move reversed the policy of religious tolerance established by his great-grandfather, Akbar, who had abolished the tax in 1564. The reimposition was a key aspect of ...