Q121
Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb?
A.
Siphr Sukoh
B.
Izid Bakhsh
C.
Shaista Khan
AnswerD.
Shah Shuja
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Shaista Khan succeeded Mir Jumla as the governor of Bengal after his death. He gave personal attention to the problem of south Bengal, where the Magh (Arakanese) pirates, in conjunction with Portuguese pirates, had been terrorizing the area up to Dacca (capital of Bengal) from their headquarters at Chittagong.