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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Akbar in 1605: (A) Gondwana, (B) Lahore
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Standard Reference VerifiedBy the time of Akbar's death in 1605, the Mughal Empire spanned across northern India, Bengal, Gujarat, and parts of the Deccan. Location 'A' corresponds to Gondwana in central India (which retained significant regional autonomy/resistance), and city 'B' in the upper Indus-Ravi river system corresponds geographically to Lahore.
In 1557 Akbar had only nominal control over Delhi-Agra. The extensive shaded region covering Bengal, Gujarat, and Kashmir could only represent Akbar's empire near 1605.
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