Which of the following pairs of ‘Ruler – Ruling period’ is correctly matched?

I. Sher Shah Suri – 1540-1545

II. Akbar – 1556-1605

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 12 Dec 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Both I and II

Key Points:

Sher Shah Suri:

Sher Shah Suri was the 6th ruler of the Suri Empire.
He was a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal emperor Humayun in (1530-1540) and also in (1555-1556) and founded the Suri Empire in Northern India.
He ruled from 1540-1545.
The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is in Sasaram town, state of Bihar.
The "Battle of Chausa" was fought between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan emperor Sher Shah Suri.
It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, located in the southwest of Buxar, now in Bihar.
In this battle, Sher Shah defeated Humayun and crowned himself Farid al-Din Sher Shah.
The Mughal emperor Humayan again faced Sher Shah in the Battle of Kanauj and was again defeated by him.

Akbar (1542- 1605)

He reigned from 1556 to 1605.
He constructed Fatehpur Sikri and made it his capital in 1569.
Buland Darwaza was constructed at the gate.
He started a new religion Din-i Ilahi in 1581-82.
Abul Fazl wrote his biography titled Akbarnama.
Nine of his courtiers were known as Navratnas.
- They were Todar Mal, Abul Fazal, Faizi, Birbal, Tansen, Abdur Rahim Khana-i-Khana, Mullah-do-Pyaza, Raja Man Singh, and Fakir Aziao-Din.
He married a Hindu princess, Harka Bai, commonly known as Jodha Bai.
Akbar captured the historic fortress of Chittor in 1568.
He abolished the pilgrimage tax by Hindus in 1563.
He also abolished the Jizyah tax in 1564.
He also introduced the Mansabdari System or the rank-holder system to organize the nobility and army.