Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles

Important Questions

1. Who translated Akbar Nama into English?

2. Give a short note on Akbar Nama?

3. Why Akbar had decided to build new capital at Fatehpur Sikri?

4. Give a short detail about Shahjahanabad?

5. Give a short detail about the daily schedule of Mughal kings?

Sample Questions

1. How did the Mughal dynasty fall?

2. Describe the process of manuscript production in the Mughal court. [CBSE 2019]

3. Discuss the major features of Mughal provincial administration. [CBSE 2019]

4. How did the centre control the provinces in mughal provincial administration? [CBSE 2020]

5. Akbar consciously made Persian the leading language of the Mughal Court.” Justify the statement with the efforts made by him. [CBSE 2019]