Correct Answer - Option 1 : A
The correct answer is Reimposition of Jizya - Farrukhsiyar.
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What is Jizya:
- Historically, the Jizya tax has been understood in Islam as a fee for protection provided by the Muslim ruler to non-Muslims, for the exemption from military service for non-Muslims, for the permission to practice a Non-Muslim faith with some communal autonomy in a Muslim state, and as material proof of the Non-Muslim's submission to the Muslim state and its laws.
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Important Facts:
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In 1579, the third Mughal emperor Akbar abolished the Jizya.
- In 1679, Aurangzeb decided to re-impose Jizya on non-Muslim subjects in lieu of military service, a decision that was widely criticized by many Hindu rulers and Mughal court officials.
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Prohibition of Sati Act:-
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The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India was passed on December 4, 1829, by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck. The regulation described the practice of Sati as revolting against the feelings of human nature.
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The capture of Muslipattam:-
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After the Battle of Condore Colonel Forde was unable to pursue his campaign due to the lack of money promised by Rajah Anunderaj.
- A new treaty was negotiated and on 28 January 1759 Forde was able to resume his march to Masulipatam
- A detachment under Captain Knox captured French guns and stores at Narsurpore.
- On 3 March Concal was captured and Forde sighted Masulipatam on 6 March.
- Siege batteries were constructed but the French under Du Rocher occupied Rajamundry and the Rajah deserted the British.
- Conflans in Masulipatam appealed to the Nizam of Hyderabad who sent a force of 35,000 to help the French.
- Forde managed to storm the fortress in time to discourage the Nizam who entered into a treaty with the British.
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Suppression of slavery:-
- An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves; and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the Services of such Slaves.
- The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 abolished slavery in parts of the British Empire.
