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History GK · Q229

Mughal Empire

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 229

Q229

Jahangir was born in the year

A.
1569
Answer
B.
1669
C.
1769
D.
1869

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Prince Salim, later Jahangir, was born on 31 August 1569, in Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and Mariam-uz-Zamani. Akbar's previous children had died in infancy and he had sought the help of holy men to produce a son.