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Answer- The above questions are from the chapter 'The Mughal Empire'.

Given question: Short Answer Type Questions:-

1. Why did Babur come to India?

2. Why did Akbar build the Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri?

3. How many provinces were there in the Mughal Empire and how were they divided?

4. Who were mansabdars? What was the relation between the mansabdar and the Jagir?

5. Who were zamindars? What were their role in Mughal administration?

Answer:

1. Babur primarily came to India because:

i) he was forced to leave his ancestral throne of Ferghana in 1494 as it was invaded by the Uzbegs, another Mongal group.

ii) After wandering from one place to another, he captured Kabul in 1504, defeated Ibrahim Lodi (Delhi Sultan at that time) and captured Agra and Delhi in 1526.

2. Akbar built Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri because:

i) he was very interested to know about the social customs of people who belonged to different religions.

ii) He discussion on religion with Brahmanas, Ulama, Jesuit priests and Zoroastrians in Ibadat Khana.

3. There were 22 provinces in Mughal Empire. They were also called subas. Each subah was divided into revenue circles which had its own schedule of revenue rates for crops grown individually.

4. Mansabdars were people which included Turanis, Rajputs, Indian Muslims, Afghans, etc. who held a position called mansab.

Mansabdars used to receive their salaries as jagirs in the form of revenue assignments that were like iqtas.

5. Zamindars was a common term for all the mediators like: local headmen of villages or any powerful chieftains.

The role of zamindars in Mughal administration was simply to acquire the taxes paid by peasants because these taxes on peasant producery were the main source of income of Mughal rulers.