In which of the following year Akbar, the Mughal ruler saw sea for the first time?
A. 1542
B. 1556
C. 1572
D. 1582
Answer:C
In which of the following year Akbar, the Mughal ruler saw sea for the first time?
A. 1542 B. 1556 C. 1572 D. 1582
Explanation: Akbar was born in the year 1542 but he saw sea for the first time in the year 1572. At Cambay, Akbar saw the sea for the first time, and rode on it in a boat. A group of Portuguese merchants also came and met him for the first time. The Portuguese dominated the Indian seas by this time, and had the ambition of establishing an empire in India. Akbar’s conquest of Gujarat frustrated these designs.