UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2024 · Q6(c) · 15 marks
Examine the causes and consequences of peasants uprising during the reign of Aurangzeb. 15 Marks
- Chapter
- Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century
- Topic
- Revolts against the Mughals
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