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Q.

How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangazeb respectively?

Explanation:
  • According to Ain i Akbari, there were 12 provinces during Akbar's time. Later, this number was joined to merge three provinces, Brar, Ahmednagar and Khandesh. So this number became 15. At Shahjahan, Kashmir, Thtta and Orissa were made new states. Hence, this number became 18. At the time of Aurangzeb the number of provinces was 21.

Thus, Option A is Correct.

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