Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below.

Question

Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. Battle of Kannauj

2. Battle of Daurah

3. Battle of Samugarh

4. Battle of Chausa

1. A. 2, 4, 3, 1
2. B. 4, 2, 1, 3
3. C. 4, 2, 3, 1
4. D. 2, 4, 1, 3 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — 2, 4, 1, 3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 2, 4, 1, 3.

Key Points

• 2. Battle of Daurah — 1532. Humayun defeated Mahmud Lodi, an Afghan claimant, in his first major engagement.
• 4. Battle of Chausa — 1539. Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun near Buxar; Humayun escaped by swimming the Ganga.
• 1. Battle of Kannauj (Bilgram) — 1540. Sher Shah's decisive victory, which drove Humayun into exile for fifteen years.
• 3. Battle of Samugarh — 1658. Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh in the war of succession.
• Order: 2 → 4 → 1 → 3, option (d).

Additional Information

• Humayun recovered the throne in 1555 after Sher Shah's death (1545) and the decline of the Sur dynasty, winning at Sirhind; he died a year later, in 1556, falling from the steps of his library.
• Sher Shah Suri's reforms are frequently asked: the rupiya silver coin, the Grand Trunk Road (Sadak-e-Azam), the sarai system, and land revenue based on measurement with patta (title deed) and qabuliyat (deed of agreement).
• The Mughal war of succession of 1657-59 was decided across the battles of Dharmat, Samugarh, Khajwa and Deorai.
• Other Mughal battles to keep in order: First Panipat (1526), Khanwa (1527), Chanderi (1528), Ghaghra (1529) and Second Panipat (1556).