Ballabhgarh became an important trading centre under the leadership of the Jat ruler ________.
- A.Raja Ram
- B.Suraj Mal
- C.Randhir Singh
- D.Badan Singh
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Suraj Mal. Suraj Mal, the ablest ruler of the Bharatpur Jat house, pushed Jat power north into the Haryana plain in the middle of the eighteenth century, holding Ballabhgarh, Farrukhnagar and much of the country around Delhi. Ballabhgarh, standing on the Delhi to Agra road, grew into a market and trading town in his time and remained the seat of a Jat chief until 1857.
Option A is wrong because Raja Ram of Sinsini led the early Jat revolt against Aurangzeb in the 1680s, two generations earlier. Option C is wrong because Randhir Singh is not connected with Ballabhgarh at all. Option D is wrong because Badan Singh organised the Bharatpur state before Suraj Mal, but the growth of Ballabhgarh as a trading centre belongs to Suraj Mal's years.
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