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UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies

Question 75: History and Culture

Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?

aBabar
bAkbar
cJahangir
dAurangzeb

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Tukaram, the Marathi Bhakti saint-poet of the Varkari tradition, lived in the first half of the 17th century (died about 1650). That overlaps with the reign of Jahangir (1605-27), the only option that fits; Babur died in 1530, Akbar in 1605, and Aurangzeb came to the throne in 1658.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Babur died in 1530, long before Tukaram.
  • (b) Akbar died in 1605, before Tukaram's active life.
  • (c) Correct: Jahangir ruled 1605-27, during Tukaram's life.
  • (d) Aurangzeb's reign began in 1658, after Tukaram's death.

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