Question

Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of ______.
1. Aurangzeb
2. Shah Jahan
3. Humayun
4. Jahangir

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Jahangir

The correct answer is Jahangir.

• Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of Jahangir.
• Jahangir:
  • Real name: Salim
  • He was married to Mahrun Nisha (NoorJahan),widow of Sher Afgani in 1611.
  • All the official documents and coins were stacked jointly in the name of Jahangir and Noor Jahan.
  • He introduced Anna coin.
  • He installed Zanjir-e-Adil (chain of justice) in his capital Agra.
  • He wrote Tuzuk-e-Jahangir (autobiography).
  • The art of painting was at its zenith during the time of Jahangir.
  • Ustad Mansoor was a famous painter in the court of Jahangir.

• Aurangzeb:
  • He crowned himself with the title of "Alamgir".
  • He was called Zinda peer.
  • The Mughal area was the largest during the time of Aurangzeb.
  • He forbade:
    • Singing and dancing in his court
    • Sati system and Jharokha darshan.
    • Kalma written coin.
    • Astrology and Palm reading.
    • Tuladan practice.
  • Aurangzeb used to play "Veena".
  • He started the Jaziya tax in 1679.
  • He gave permission to the French for setting up a factory at Surat in 1667.
  • Monuments:
    • Bibi ka Makabara: Aurangabad, Maharastra.
    • Moti Masjid: Delhi
    • Badshahi Masjid: Lahore.
• Shah Jahan:
  • ​Real name: Khuram.
  • His period was the golden period of the Mughal empire.
  • Shah Jahan was called "Prince of builders".
  • He expelled Portugese from Hoogly in 1631.
  • He built the Taj Mahal - (designed by Isa Khan and Hammed Lohri).
  • Monuments:
    • Shish Mahal: Lahore
    • Jasmine Palace: Agra
    • Moti Masjid: Agra
    • Red fort: Delhi
    • Jama Masjid: Delhi
• Humayun: 
  • He was defeated by Sher Shah Suri in the battle of Chausa in 1539.
  • He was again defeated by Sher Shah Suri in the battle of Kannauj in 1540. 
  • Humayunama was written by his half sister "Gulbadan Begum".
  • Humayun's tomb was built by his widow Haji Begum (Bega Begum) in Delhi. 
  • He died in 1556 due to falling from his Library stairs in Purana Quila, Delhi.​