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subdued and, simultaneously, the Marathas were Myanmar by the British after his involvement with the
becoming an alternate centre of power. The last Indian mutiny of 1857.
Mughal Bahadur Shah II, was exiled to Yangon,

Revision Notes

• Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat.
• Humayun was defeated in the battles of Chausa (1539 CE) and Kannauj (1540 CE) by Sher Shah Suri.
• Sher Shah was a capable military and civil administrator.
• Akbar believed in the principal of Sulh-i-kul i.e., universal peace.

• Akbar modelled his administration on the pattern of Sher Shah’s administration.
• Akbar based his administrative policy on matrimonial alliances with the Rajputs. Rajput noblemen
entered Mughal administrative service.
• Akbar can be regarded as the real founder of the Mughal system of government and administration.
• He came up with his own religion called the Din-i-illahi.

• Akbar abolished the influence of the ulema in administration and all civil and military powers were
concentrated in the hands of the king.
• The last Mughal ruler was Bahadur Shah II.

Evaluation Corner

Multiple Choice Questions

• Choose the correct option: OMR Sheet

1. The Battle of Khanwa was fought in CE
Use only blue/black ball
a. 1526 b. 1527 pen to fill the circles. It
should be darkened
c. 1528 d. 1530
completely and properly.
2. _____________ killed Hemu in Second Battle of Panipat. Wrong methods
a. Rana Sanga b. Humayun
Correct method
c. Akbar d. Babur
3. _____________ assumed the title of Alamgir.
1. a b c d
a. Akbar b. Jahangir
2. a b c d
c. Aurangzeb d. Shah Jahan
3. a b c d

NEP Aligned

Understanding Based Questions

A. Fill in the blanks:
1. The First Battle of Panipat was fought between _____________ and _____________ in the year _________.

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