Question

Who among the following killed his brothers and put his father under house arrest?
1. Aurangzeb
2. Humayun
3. Akbar
4. Bahadur Shah II

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Aurangzeb

The correct answer is Aurangzeb.

• Aurangzeb killed his brother Dara Shikoh and arrested his father Shah Jahan and imprisoned him at Agra Fort.
•  Aurangzeb:
  • He crowned himself with the title of "Alamgir".
  • He was called Zinda peer.
  • Mughal area was 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.
  • Selling and drinking Alcohol and Bhang were prohibited in a public place during his time.
  • 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.

• 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.
• Akbar:
  • He was born in 1542 at Amrakot, Sindh.
  • He was son of Humayun and Hameeda Bano Begum.
  • He was crowned by Bairam Khan at Kalanpur, Haryana in 1556.
  • He established Matrimonial Alliance between Mughal and Rajputs.
  • He introduced the Mansabdari system in 1574.
  • Monuments:
    • Ibadat Khana: Fatehpur Sikri, Agra.
    • Buland darwaza: Fatehpur Sikri, Agra.
• Bahadur Shah II:
  • He was also known as Bahadur Shah Zafar.
  • He was the last Mughal ruler of India.
  • He participated in the Revolt of 1857.
  • He was exiled to Rangoon, Burma by the East India Company.