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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Prince ___________ succeeded Akbar to the throne.
   2. Nur Jahan wanted her son-in-law _______ to be the heir of Jahangir.
   3. Aurangzeb's reign of about 50 years was the __________ longest after Emperor Akbar's.
   4. Aurangzeb spent the second half of his reign in the _________.
   5. Guru Gobind Singh organized the Sikh community into a disciplined military group called the _________.
   6. Jai Singh besieged Shivaji and his soldiers in the _________ Fort.
   7. ________ took away the peacock Throne along with him during his invasion of India in 1739 AD.
   8. _______ reign is also called the golden age of Mughal Empire.

    

2. 2.

   Match the following.

   1. Prince Khurram	(a) The son of Jaswant Singh of Marwar
   2. Shahjahanbad	(b) Emperor Shah Jahan
   3. Shivaji	(c) Islamic law
   4. Sharia	(d) Chhatrapati
   5. Ajit Singh	(e) Present-day old Delhi

    

3. 3.

   Write True or False for the following.

   1. The word ‘Jahangir' means ‘Conqueror of the world'.
   2. Shalimar Gardens are located in Lahore.
   3. Tuzuk-i-jahangiri is a biography.
   4. Takhat-e-Taus is a throne in the shape of a parrot.
   5. With his efficient administration, Aurangzeb checked the decline of the Mughal Empire.
   6. Guru Govind Singh was the tenth Sikh Guru.
4. 4.

   Answer in one word:

   1. The Jat persons who formed the state. 
   2. The Sikh Guru who formed the Khalsa.
   3. Shivaji signed the Treaty of Purandhar with.
   4. Another name for Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.
   5. The diamond on the Peacock Throne. 
5. 5.

   Another name for Tuzuk-i-jahangiri

6. 6.

   Which Mughal Emperor granted trading rights to the British company for the first time?