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Explain why the nobility were recruited from different races and religious groups by the Mughal rulers in India.

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Explain the role played by women of the imperial household in the Mughal Empire.

Answer:

1. The nobility was recruited from diverse ethnic and religious groups which ensured that no function was large enough to challenge the authority of the state.

2. The officers of the Mughals were described as a bouquet of flowers held together by loyalty to the emperor. Emperor was very respectful among the religious saints and scholars.

3. Turani and Iranian nobles were the earliest in Akbar?s imperial service. Akbar was a great and intelligent king and wanted skillful people to join him in his state.

4. Two ruling groups of Indian origin entered the imperial service the Rajputs and the Indian Muslims. Raja Bharmal Kachhwaha of Amber to whose daughter Akbar got married was the reason behind the Rajputs to entered the mughal empire.

5. The nobles participated in military campaigns and also served as officers of the empire in their respective provinces. So why to execute the empire when the emperor skillfully recruited the nobles of different races and religions.

Or

1. After Noor Jahan, Mughal queens and princesses began to control significant financial resources.

2. Shan Jahan?s daughters Jahanara and Roshanara enjoyed an annual income often equal to that of high imperial Mansabdars.

3. Control over the resources enabled important women of the Mughal household to commission buildings and gardens.

4. The throbbing centre of Shahajanabad, was the bazaar of Chandni Chowk which was designed by Jahanara.

5. Gulbadan Begum, the daughter of Babar and Humayun sister who wrote Humayun-nama, depicting the glimpse of the domestic world of Mughals.

6. Gulbadan described in great detail, the conflicts and tension among the princes and kings.

7. Elderly women of the family played an important role in resolving conflicts.