Consider the following regarding Jahandar Shah the Mughal Emperor is incorrect 1 ...........

Ancient and Medieval History (Easy) Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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Consider the following regarding Jahandar Shah the Mughal Emperor is incorrect:

1. He followed a policy of religious tolerance by abolishing Jaziya and pilgrimage tax.

2. In 1717, he gave farmans to the British.

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1 and 2 only

2 only

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Explanation:

Both the statements are related to Farrrukhsiyar rather than Jahandar Shah.

Farrukhsiyar (1713-1719) after killing Jahandar Shah with the help of Sayyid brothers—Abdulla Khan and Hussain Ali (known as ‘King Makers’), Farrukhsiyar became the new emperor. He followed a policy of religious tolerance by abolishingJaziya and pilgrimage tax. In 1717, he gave farmansto the British. In 1719, the Sayyid brothers, with the help of PeshwaBalajiVishwanath, dethroned Farrukhsiyar. Later, he was blinded and killed.