History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Who was the first to speak of peasant revolts against the Mughal Empire?
AW.C. Smith ✓ Correct
BW.H. Moreland
CIrfan Habib
DJ.F. Richards
Correct answer: (A) W.C. Smith — It was W.C. Smith, so the answer is W.C. Smith.
Explanation
★It was W.C. Smith, so the answer is W.C. Smith.
★W.C. Smith was the first to speak of peasant revolts against the Mughal Empire.
★Smith was a notable historian during the British raj.
★His famous works include Akbar the Great Mogul.
★He also edited an edition of Francois Bernier's Travels in the Mughal Empire, 1656-1668.
★He worked on the Oxford History of India from the earliest times to 1911.
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