History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2012 History
Arrange the following in chronological order.
- 1. Prince Akbar's flight to the Deccan
- 2. Conquest of Golconda by Aurangzeb
- 3. Capture of Chittagong by Shaista Khan
- 4. The institution of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh
A1, 3, 2, 4
B3, 1, 2, 4 ✓ Correct
C2, 4, 3, 1
D1, 3, 4, 2
Correct answer: (B) 3, 1, 2, 4 — The correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4, that is Chittagong, Prince Akbar's flight, Golconda, the Khalsa.
Explanation
★The correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4, that is Chittagong, Prince Akbar's flight, Golconda, the Khalsa.
★Shaista Khan captured Chittagong from the Arakanese in 1665.
★Prince Akbar, a rebel son of Aurangzeb, fled to the Deccan in 1682.
★Aurangzeb conquered Golconda, the last Qutb Shahi kingdom, in 1687.
★Guru Gobind Singh instituted the Khalsa at Anandpur in 1699.
★These events mark the strains of Aurangzeb's long reign in the late seventeenth century.
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