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Q35 (CDS-I/2004) History & Culture › Medieval India › Mughal expansion and wars Answer Verified

Towards the end of his reign, Akbar added three provinces in the Deccan to his empire. Which of the following was not among these?

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Towards the end of his reign, Akbar expanded the Mughal Empire into the Deccan, successfully annexing three specific provinces: Berar, Khandesh, and Ahmadnagar. The process began with the acquisition of Berar in 1596 from Chand Bibi [c1]. This was followed by the fall of Ahmadnagar in 1600 after a prolonged siege [t1, t3]. Finally, the kingdom of Khandesh was annexed in 1601 following the capture of the strategic Asirgarh fort [t1, t5]. These three territories—Berar, Khandesh, and Ahmadnagar—are consistently cited as the three Deccan provinces added by Akbar [t3, t6]. In contrast, Bidar remained an independent Deccan Sultanate during Akbar's time. Although it had been weakened and partially annexed by Bijapur earlier [c4], Bidar was not incorporated into the Mughal Empire until much later, specifically during the reign of Aurangzeb in 1657. Therefore, Bidar was not among the provinces added by Akbar.

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  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Akbar's Military Conquests > p. 206
  2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 12: Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms > Decline of the Bahmani Kingdom > p. 179
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