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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Jahangir twice mentions a tower, tank and pavilion used as a hunting palace about 29 km from Lahore. Today the site is known as Shaikhupura, but Jahangir in 1606 refers to it as Jahangipura and then in 1620 calls it Jahangirabad, both meaning City of Jahangir, the latter a more Persianate form. Here the emperor's favourite tame antelope died before 1606
Options
- AMarathi
- BUdru
- CPersian
- DSanskrit
Correct answer
D. Sanskrit
Step-by-step solution
- The names Jhangirpura and Jahangirabad both mean "City of Jahangir". - The word "pura" is a Sanskrit word that means "city". - Jahangir was the fourth Mughal emperor, who ruled from 1605 to 1627. - He was the son of Akbar the Great and the grandson of Humayun. - There are several places in India that are named Jhangirpura or Jahangirabad, including: - Jhangirpura, a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. - Jahangirabad, a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. - Jahangirabad Fort, a fort in the Indian state o