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Chapter: 09. Akbar

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Humayun died in 1556 CE due to an accidental fall from the stairs of his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
library
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Humayun’s faithful and experienced general, became Akbar’s regent and looked after the affairs of the government.
Bairam Khan
In November 1556 CE, the Mughal army met Hemu’s forces on the historic battlefield of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Panipat
Akbar assumed absolute power and authority in the year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ after dismissing Bairam Khan.
1560 CE
The rich and fertile province of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was annexed to Akbar’s empire after a two-year campaign between 1574 and 1576 CE.
Bengal
When Akbar marched against Chittor, Rana Udai Singh escaped to the hills, leaving the defence of the fort to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Jai Mal
Rana Pratap’s faithful horse, which carried him to a safe place despite being severely wounded, was named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Chetak
During his Deccan campaigns, Akbar annexed Berar, Khandesh, and parts of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by 1601 CE.
Ahmadnagar
The head of the revenue department in Akbar’s council of ministers was called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
wazir or the diwan
Akbar held regular meetings with his senior officers in a private audience hall called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Diwan-i-Khas
The vast Mughal empire was divided into 15 provinces or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
subas
Under the provincial administration, districts or sarkars were further subdivided into smaller units called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
parganas
The word ‘mansab’ means _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
office or rank
To measure land, Akbar introduced a bamboo jarib joined together with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
iron rings
Akbar issued a standard weight pure gold coin called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
mohur
In 1575 CE, Akbar built the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at Fatehpur Sikri for discussions on religious matters.
Ibadat Khana
The declaration called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, issued in 1579 CE, gave Akbar the power to choose between different interpretations of Islamic law.
Mahzar
Akbar strongly believed in the principle of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which means universal peace or peace with all.
Sulh-i-Kul
The only Hindu courtier who accepted Akbar’s new religious order, Din-i-Ilahi, was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Birbal
According to some historians, the minimum age of marriage during Akbar’s reign was raised to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ years for boys.
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Akbar’s court historian Abul Fazl wrote an excellent historical work in Persian called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Akbarnama
The famous _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fort was built in red sandstone.
Agra
The most famous musician at Akbar’s court who composed many ragas was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Tansen
The collective name for the galaxy of nine illustrious men who adorned Akbar’s court was the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
nine gems or navratnas
During his campaigns in the north-west between 1585 and 1595 CE, Akbar conquered Kashmir, Kandahar, Lower Sind, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Eastern Balochistan
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