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Which Mughal ruler is known to have installed a 'Bell of Justice' to facilitate his subjected in getting their cries for justice to be heard ?

Which Mughal ruler is known to have installed a 'Bell of Justice' to facilitate his subjected in getting their cries for justice to be heard ? Correct Answer Jahangir

The correct answer is Jahangir.

Key Points

  • The Bell of Justice was installed by Jahangir.
  • Ruled between 1605-1627.
  • He executed the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjun Dev.
  • He installed the Bell of Justice at his palace.
  • He married Mehrunisa and conferred on her the title Noor Jahan.

Additional Information

Akbar (1556- 1605)

  • He reigned from 1556 to 1605.
  • He defeated Hemu at the second battle of Panipat in 1556.
  • He constructed Fatehpur Sikri and made it his capital in 1569.
    • Buland Darwaza was constructed at the gate.
  • He started a new religion Din-i Ilahi in 1582.
  • Abul Fazl wrote his biography titled Akbarnama.
  • Nine of his courtiers were known as Navratnas.
    • They were Todar Mal, Abul Fazal, Faizi, Birbal, Tansen, Abdur Rahim Khana-i-Khana, Mullah-do-Pyaza, Raja Man Singh, and Fakir Aziao-Din.
  • He married a Hindu princess Harka Bai who is commonly known as Jodha Bai.
  • Akbar captured the historic fortress of Chitor in 1568.
  • He defeated Rana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati in 1576.
  • He abolished the pilgrimage tax by Hindus in 1563.
  • He also abolished the Jizyah tax in 1564.
  • He also introduced the Mansabdari System or the rank-holder system to organise the nobility and army.

Humayun (1508- 1556)

  • He ruled from 1530- 1540 and then 1555- 1556.
  • Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in 1540.
  • Two battles with Sher Shah Suri:-
  • Battle of Chausa 1539.
  • Battle of Kannauj 1540.
  • Humayun defeated Sikander Suri in 1555 to regain the throne.
  • Humayun-Nama was written by his half-sister Gulbadan Begum.

Aurangzeb (1618- 1707)

  • He imprisoned his father Shah Jahan in 1658.
  • He was also known as Alamgir.
  • He was called Darvesh or a Zinda Pir because of his simple living and high thinking.
  • He issued a Royal Firman against Sati.
  • He gave the death penalty to those forcing widows to be burnt.
  • He re-imposed Jaziya in 1679
  • He executed the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1675.
  • He built the Jami or Badshahi Mosque at Lahore.
  • He also built Biwi ka Makbara at Aurangabad.
  • He also built Moti Mahal in the Red fort.

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