Which Rajput ruler of Rajasthan was the first to accept an alliance with Akbar, in 1562?
- A.Rao Chandrasen of Marwar
- B.Udai Singh II of Mewar
- C.Raja Bharmal of Amer
- D.Rai Singh of Bikaner
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Raja Bharmal of Amer. In 1562 Bharmal of the Kachhwaha house met Akbar at Sanganer, accepted Mughal overlordship and sealed it with a matrimonial alliance; the princess who went to the Mughal household is remembered as the mother of Jahangir. The alliance made Amer the leading Rajput state in Mughal service, and Bharmal's descendants Man Singh I and Mirza Raja Jai Singh I held the empire's highest commands.
Option A is wrong because Rao Chandrasen of Marwar is remembered for the opposite course, resisting Akbar from the hills between 1562 and 1581. Option B is wrong because Udai Singh II refused submission, lost Chittorgarh to Akbar in 1568 and founded Udaipur as his new capital. Option D is wrong because Rai Singh of Bikaner did serve Akbar loyally and built the Junagarh fort, but he came into Mughal service later than Bharmal.
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Practice Questions
View allIn the Battle of Khanwa, fought in 1527, Babur defeated which Rajput ruler?
- A.Rana Kumbha of Mewar
- B.Rana Sanga of Mewar
- C.Maldeo Rathore of Marwar
- D.Rao Bika of Bikaner
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The Battle of Khanwa was fought on 17 March 1527 near Fatehpur Sikri, where Babur used his artillery and the tulughma flanking movement to break the Rajput confederacy led by Maharana Sanga.
Read the full explanation →Jaimal of Merta and Patta of Kelwa are remembered for the defence of which fort against Akbar?
- A.Ranthambore
- B.Chittorgarh
- C.Mehrangarh
- D.Junagarh
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Akbar laid siege to Chittorgarh in 1567 and took it in February 1568. Maharana Udai Singh II had withdrawn to the hills, leaving the fort to Jaimal of Merta and Patta of Kelwa, who died fighting; Akbar was impressed enough to set up their statues at the Agra fort gate.
Read the full explanation →Who commanded the Mughal army against Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati in 1576?
- A.Akbar in person
- B.Mirza Raja Jai Singh I
- C.Man Singh I of Amer
- D.Todar Mal
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The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 in the pass near Khamnor in Rajsamand district.
Read the full explanation →The treaty of 1615 that ended the long conflict between Mewar and the Mughals was signed by which Maharana?
- A.Maharana Pratap
- B.Amar Singh I
- C.Raj Singh I
- D.Jagat Singh II
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Amar Singh I, the son and successor of Maharana Pratap, fought Mughal columns for years before accepting terms in 1615 in Jahangir's reign.
Read the full explanation →Durgadas Rathore is remembered for protecting the infant heir of which Rajput state during Aurangzeb's reign?
- A.Marwar
- B.Mewar
- C.Amer
- D.Bundi
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Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Marwar died at Jamrud in 1678, and Aurangzeb tried to take the state under direct Mughal control.
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