Which Mughal emperor had put Chhatrapati Shivaji on house arrest?

The Correct Answer is Aurangzeb.

Key Points

• Aurangzeb put Shivaji under house arrest.
• Aurangzeb did not treat Maharaj with due honor. Aurangzeb ordered Shivaji to be placed under house arrest
• Shivaji had received an invitation from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for visit to Agra. So, he along with his son Sambhaji and a clan of soldiers traveled to Agra. Shivaji was insulted and Aurangzeb refused to even hold a meeting with him. He was even put under house arrest in Agra.

Additional Information

• Akbar:
  • He was born in 1542 in Amrakot, Sindh.
  • He was son of Humayun and Hameeda Bano Begum.
  • He was crowned by Bairam Khan at Kalanpur, Haryana in 1556.
  • He established Matrimonial Alliance between Mughal and Rajputs.
  • He introduced the Mansabdari system in 1574.
  • Monuments:
    • Ibadat Khana: Fatehpur Sikri, Agra.
    • Buland darwaza: Fatehpur Sikri, Agra.
• Shah Jahan
  •  Shahjahan the fifth Mughal emperor of India was the son of Jahangir. His grandfather Akbar gave him the name Khurram.
  • He was given the title of "The Builder of the Marvels" as he had a remarkable ability to design new structures and redesign old forts.
• Bahadur Shah I
  • Bahadur Shah, the seventh Mughal emperor of India, ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.
  • Born Mu'azzam, Shah was the third son of his Muslim Rajput wife "Nawab Bai" and the grandson of Shah Jahan"