The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was to
(A) Secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
(B) Conquer Samarqand and Ferghana, the Mughal homelands
(C) Fix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line the Amu Daria
(D) Expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent
Correct Answer : Secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
Question Asked : IAS (Pre.) 2002
The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh and Badakshan campaign was not to conquer Samarqand and Ferghana, the Mughal homeland but to remove the Persian representative and secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul. This would help him in controlling the rebel Afghan tribes living near Ghazni and Khyber. So it became a buffer state between Mughals and Persians.
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