Question

16. The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh campaign was to

• A. (a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
• B. (b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands
• C. (c) fix the Mughal frontier on the 'scientific line', the Amu Daria
• D. (d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the subcontinent

Answer 1

The correct option is A

(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul

(A)

The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh and Badakshan campaign in central Asia was to secure the defence of North-West India. That's why the statement a is correct.