Question

During the reign of which Mughal ruler was the code of civil procedure replaced?

• A. Shah Jahan
• B. Akbar
• C. Jahangir
• D. Aurangzeb

Answer 1

The correct option is D Aurangzeb

During the Tughlaq period, there was a compilation of the code of civil procedure. It was called Fiqha-e-Firoz Shahi. Later in 1670, during Aurangzeb's reign, the code was replaced by Fatawa-i-Alamgiri. This code was followed till the British rule in India.