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Medieval History UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

Consider:

Assertion (A): Aurangzeb succeeded Shahjahan to the Mughal throne.
Reason (R): The law of primogeniture was followed.

Select the correct answer from the coding scheme given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: (A) is true and (R) is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “(A) is true and (R) is false”.
Aurangzeb did indeed succeed Shahjahan to the Mughal throne.

The law of primogeniture (where the eldest son inherits the throne) was not strictly followed in the Mughal succession system. The Mughal throne was often acquired through a process of power struggles and military confrontations among the sons of the emperor. Aurangzeb’s ascension involved a war of succession rather than a straightforward application of primogeniture.

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