Question

What was the main cause of failure of Humayun?

• A. he divided his kingdom among his brothers
• B. he wrongly estimated the increasing power of Sher Shah
• C. he had no good generals in his army
• D. he committed mistakes in the battle of Kannauj

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

he wrongly estimated the increasing power of Sher Shah

• Humayun was unable to properly estimate the increasing power of Sher Shah.
• The presence of large numbers of Afghan tribes across the north India and their nature of getting united under a capable leader was ignored by him.
• Without getting the support of the local rulers and zamindars, the Mughals were bound to remain numerically inferior.