History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2019 History
Which one of the following Mughal emperors was impressed with the philosophy of Vedanta and went to meet Jadrup Gosain?
ABabur
BAkbar
CJahangir ✓ Correct
DShah Jahan
Correct answer: (C) Jahangir — Jahangir met Jadrup Gosain, so the answer is Jahangir.
Explanation
★Jahangir met Jadrup Gosain, so the answer is Jahangir.
★Jahangir was impressed by the saint Jadrup Gosain and his learning.
★Like his father Akbar, he had many Hindu texts rendered into Persian.
★He asserted that there was not much difference between Sufism in Islam and Vedanta in Hinduism.
★He went to meet Jadrup Gosain, who lived a life of austerity.
★So the emperor impressed with Vedanta who met Jadrup Gosain was Jahangir.
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