The capital of Shivaji’s empire was Raigad Fort. Strategically located in the rugged Western Ghats, Raigad was Shivaji’s most secure fortress. It served as the administrative, military and political centre of the nascent Maratha state and was the site of ...
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Shivaji transferred forts to the Mughals by the Treaty of Purandar in 1665 AD. Forced to sign by the Mughal General Raja Jai Singh I, the treaty compelled Shivaji to surrender 23 of his 35 forts and accept service under ...
The correct sequence of the major North Indian revolts against Aurangzeb is: Jat (beginning 1669, led by Gokula), Bundela (beginning 1671, led by Chhatrasal), Satnami (1672, a brief but intense peasant rebellion) and Sikh (rising hostility after Guru Tegh Bahadur’s ...
The match (D) Assassination of the 5th Guru Arjan Dev (1706) is incorrect. The Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, was martyred in 1606 on the orders of Jahangir for allegedly helping his rebellious son, Prince Khusrau. 1706 is chronologically wrong ...
Akbar founded the religious order “Din-i-Ilahi” in 1582. It blended elements of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism and Zoroastrianism. The aim was to promote unity, tolerance and loyalty among nobles. Although it had very few followers and ended after Akbar’s death, ...