UPSC History The decline of the Mughal empire and Rise of Autonomous states Question Bank Miscellaneous

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    Who among the following was born in Agra? [UP-RO 2016]

    A)  Meer

    B)  Amir Khusro

    C)  Firaq

    D)  Ghalib

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Mirza Ghalib was born in Kala Mahal, Agra into a family descended from Aibak Turks who moved to Samarkand after the downfall of the Seljuk Kings. His paternal, grandfather, Mirza Qoqan Baig Khan was a Saljuq Turk who had immigrated to India from Samarkand during the reign of Ahmed Shah (1748- 54). Ghalib was the pre-eminent Urdu and Persian language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.


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