History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2015 History
Which of the following items presented by the English to the court of Jahangir was viewed as a 'wonder to the Mughal'?
ASea-coal ✓ Correct
BSpectacles
CMechanical clock
DPrinted books in Arabic and Persian
Correct answer: (A) Sea-coal — Sea-coal was viewed as a wonder to the Mughal, so the answer is sea-coal.
Explanation
★Sea-coal was viewed as a wonder to the Mughal, so the answer is sea-coal.
★The English brought sea-coal as a gift to the court of Jahangir.
★It was a kind of coal new and strange to the Mughal court.
★So it was seen as a wonder by the people there.
★The English sought trade rights through such gifts.
★This was part of their early dealings with the Mughal empire.
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