Question

Write short notes on the following.
a) Mir Bakshi
b) Mirza Ghalib
c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja

Answer 1

Mir Bakshi - The head of military was called the Mir Bakshi, appointed from among the leading nobles of the court. The Mir Bakshi was in charge of intelligence gathering, and also made recommendations for military appointments and promotions.

Mirza Ghalib - Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, pen name Ghalib and Asad was born on 27 December 1796. He was a great classical Urdu and Persian poet of the Indian subcontinent. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. He is considered to be the most popular and influential poet of the Urdu language.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja - Shivaji Bhonsle was born on 3 April 1680, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire in 1674, he was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad.