Question

Who was Akbar’s eldest son.
1. Humayun
2. Babur
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Jahangir

The Correct Answer is Jahangir.

 

•  Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627.
• On March 12, 1612, Jahangir granted a firman permitting the British establishing factories at Surat, Gogha, Ahmedabad, and Cambay.
• Jahangir, was born on 31 August 1569, in Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and  Mariam-uz-Zamani.
• In 1627 AD Jahangir died and buried at Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Pakistan.

 

Humayun

• Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, and Bangladesh from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556.
• Humayun lost Mughal territories to Sher Shah Suri but regained them 15 years later with Safavid's aid.

Babur

• Babur was the founder of the Mughal Empire and the First Emperor of the Mughal dynasty.
• He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively.

Shah Jahan

• Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal emperor and reigned from 1628 to 1658.
• A French traveler (Jeweler) Tavernier visited during his reign and has described him as a King who has firm administration of Justice and a universal sense of security.