Q. Which of the following pairs of Mughal architectural structures and associated personalities are matched correctly?
- Red Fort – Shah Jahan
- Salimgarh Fort – Salim Shah Suri
- Humayun’ Tomb – Gulbadan Begum
- Shalimar Bagh – Akbar
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer:
Only 1 & 2
Notes:
- The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan.
- Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD, in Delhi, in a former island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah Suri.
- Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum), in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects.
- Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal Garden in Srinagar. It is also known as Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. It was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. It is also referred to as the "Crown of Srinagar".