2017 · Q38
Which one of the following statements about the Sayyid brothers during the period of Later Mughals is not true ?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AThey brought Jahandar Shah to power.
- BThey wielded administrative power.
- CThey followed a tolerant religious policy.
- DThey reached an agreement with King Shahu.
Explanation
The Sayyid brothers (Abdullah Khan and Husain Ali), the celebrated 'kingmakers', raised Farrukhsiyar — not Jahandar Shah — to the Mughal throne in 1713; Jahandar Shah had been placed on the throne by Zulfiqar Khan. They did concentrate real administrative power in their hands, they followed a broadly tolerant religious policy, and they concluded a settlement with the Maratha king Shahu in 1719. The statement that is not true is therefore the one about Jahandar Shah.