Of the following who had rebelied against the Mughal Emperor jahagir? 1) Asaf Khan 2) Khurram 3) Mhabat Khan 4) Khusrau

The correct answer is D. Statements 2, 3 and 4 describe rebels against Jahangir, while statement 1 does not.

• Khurram (2): Prince Khurram, later Shah Jahan, rebelled between 1622 and 1625 after being denied the Deccan command and facing Nur Jahan's faction. He was defeated and pardoned.
• Mahabat Khan (3): A Rajput noble who turned against Jahangir in 1626 and briefly took the emperor into custody near the Jhelum river. He had been alienated by Nur Jahan's influence.
• Khusrau (4): Jahangir's eldest son rebelled in 1606 and was defeated, blinded and kept under custody. The episode is linked to Guru Arjan's execution.
• Asaf Khan (1): He was Nur Jahan's brother and a loyal imperial officer. He never rebelled, and he later served Shah Jahan as wazir.

The core concept is the jagirdari and mansabdari system. Competition for jagirs and high mansabs produced factional politics at court, which is a recurring Mains theme on the causes of Mughal decline.

Trap: Students tend to mark Asaf Khan as a rebel because he appears in court intrigues with Nur Jahan. Being a faction member is not the same as rebelling.