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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2021General Studies
Question
Who gave the title of Naib Bakshi and Rao to Balram Jat popularly known as Balu?
Options
- A Akbar
- B Jahangir
- C Muhammad Shah
- D Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer
C Muhammad Shah
Model Answer
- In 1739, Muhammad Shah, the Emperor, gave the titles of Naib Bakshi and Rao to Balu.
- During the period of the Mughal Empire after the death of Aurangzeb, the old Gurgaon district (including Faridabad district) was torn between several contending powers.
- The exploits of Balram Jat, popularly called Balu, came to prominence in the fifties of the 18th century.
- Balu was the son of a petty revenue collector of Faridabad.
- Supported by his family connection with Badan Singh, the Jat Raja of Bharatpur, he extended his power by seizing the neighbouring villages and ousting their lawful owners and the local magistrates.
- He killed Murtaza Khan, the local Mughal Governor Officer at Faridabad who had once imprisoned of the ascendancy of the Bharatpur Chiefs with the Mughal Court.