Jehangir and Shahjehan Part-1
PEACOCK THRONE
Courtesy Ms.Sumbul Faheem
PEACOCK THRONE
Courtesy Ms.Sumbul Faheem
TAJ MAHAL (A documentary)
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Q1. In the boxes below write a few words to describe how Jehangir tried to please Muslims, Hindus and Afghans in Bengal. (3 marks)
Muslims | |
Hindus | |
Afghans |
Q2. Fill in the blanks:
i) Khusrou was ---------of Jehangir.
ii) Jehangir lost Kandahar to the king of ------------.
iii) Nurjehan’s name appeared on ----------- when she became -----------.
iv) Nurjehan died --------- years after Jehangir’s death.
Extension task.
Q3. List three aspects from Nurjehan’s life which tell us that she was ambitious.
H.W.
Read Chapter “Jehangir & Shahjehan” page 85.
Fuels just a store of energy (Page 72)
ONLINE QUIZ FOR STUDENTS
C.W.
Q1 and Q3 on page 73 of the textbook.
H.W. Read Chapter Fuels just a store of energy page 73.
Extension task:
Q. Draw a flow chart showing distribution of electricity for domestic use.
Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir 1605 to 1627
EARLY LIFE
Born as Prince Muhammad Salim, he was the third and eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Akbar's twin sons, Hasan and Hussain, died in infancy. His mother was the Rajput Princess of Amber, Jodhabai (born Rajkumari Hira Kunwari, eldest daughter of Raja Bihar Mal or Bharmal, Raja of Amber, India).
Akbar developed an emotional attachment with the village Sikri (abode of Chishti). Therefore, he developed the town of Sikri and shifted his imperial court and residence from Agra to Sikri, later renamed as Fatehpur Sikri.
Education
Akbar ensured that his son received the best education possible. Salim started his studies at the age of four and was taught Farsi, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu, history, arithmetic, geography and other sciences by important tutors like Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, a renowned soldier and scholar.
Marriage
Salim was made a Mansabdar of ten thousand (Das-Hazari), the highest military rank of the empire, after the emperor. He independently commanded a regiment in the Kabul campaign of 1581, when he was barely twelve. His Mansab was raised to Twelve Thousand, in 1585, at the time of his betrothal to his cousin Manbhawati Bai, daughter of Bhagwan Das of Amber. Raja Bhagwant Das, was the son of Raja Bharmal and the brother of Akbar's wife Rajkumari Hira Kunwari, also known as Mariam Zamani.
Noor Jahan
The emperor Akbar died in 1605 and was succeeded by prince Salim, who took the regal name Jahangir. After her husband Sher Afghan (who was appointed as jagirdar of Bardhaman, a city in Bengal) was killed in 1607.
In March 1611, her fortune took a turn for the better. She met the emperor Jahangir at the palace meena bazaar during the spring festival Nowruz new year. Jahangir grew so infatuated by her beauty that he proposed immediately and they were married on May 25 of the same year becoming his twentieth wife.
Mughal empress: For Mehr-un-Nisaa's own immediate family, marriage to Jahangir became a great boon with several members receiving sizeable endowments and promotions as a result. This affection led to Nur Jahan wielding a great deal of actual power in affairs of state. The Mughal state gave absolute power to the emperor, and those who exercised influence over the emperor gained immense influence and prestige. Jahangir's addiction to opium and alcohol made it easier for Nur Jahan to exert her influence. She even gave audiences at her palace and the ministers consulted with her on most matters. Indeed, Jahangir even permitted coinage to be struck in her name, something that traditionally defined sovereignty.
Death of Nur Jahan
When Jahangir died in 1628, Nur Jahan's brother Asaf Khan took the side of his son-in-law Khurrum against his sister. It was Khurram who became the new Mughal emperor under the regal name Shah Jahan. Nur Jahan was confined to a comfortable mansion for the rest of her life.
During this period, she paid for and oversaw the construction of her father's mausoleum in Agra, known now as Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb, and occasionally composed Persian poems under the assumed name of Makhfi [1].
Nur Jahan died in 1645 at age 68, and is buried at Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Pakistan in a tomb she had built herself, near the tomb of Jahangir. Her brother Asaf Khan's tomb is also located nearby.
Jehangir and Shahjehan Part-2
Rep-Rotation activity will be conducted on the following topics. Students will be divided into 5 groups of 5 students and each group will be allotted one of the following topics.
· Shah Jehan as an emperor
· Shah Jehan as an architect
· Mumtaz Mahal
· Shah Jehan’s religious policies
· End of Shah Jehan’s reign
2. Written work:
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Q1. How did Shah Jehan capture his father’s empire?
Q2. List different aspects that show that Shah Jehan’s empire was rich and extravagant.
Q3. How did Aurangzeb overthrow Shah Jehan’s empire?
Extension task:
Q4.What changes did Shah Jehan bring in his religious policies during his reign?
C.W.
Q1. Describe in three lines the pictures given on page 84 and 85 of the text book.
Q2. Give reasons for the following: /6
i) Shah Jehan became emperor with ease …..
ii) Though Shah Jehan was tolerant of all religions but he persecuted Portuguese Christians……
iii) Aurangzeb imprisoned Shah Jehan in fortress of Agra…..
Q3 Write two lines about the following creations of /4
Shah Jehan?
i) Peacock Throne
ii) Taj Mahal
Extension Task: Compare Emperor Shah Jehan with any one monarch of today.
H.W.; Read “Aurangzeb’s achievements”.
Fuels just a store of energy-Part- 2. (Page 73
. Topic on energy is continuing and now Debate focusing following topics will be conducted. Debate will be carried out between two groups. Each group members will discuss among themselves and prepare debate and two students will deliver the speech.
- I cannot live without electricity, focusing “Distribution of electricity”.
- Earth, apple of my eye, focusing “Renewable and Non renewable resources of energy”.
2. C.W.
Q4 and Q5 on page 73 of the textbook.
Extension task:
Q2 on page 73 of the textbook.
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