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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of 'Raja', and sent to England as his envoy, by the Mughal emperor:
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Answer: Option C — Akbar II
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of "Raja" by the Mughal emperor Akbar II, who sent him to England in 1830 as his envoy.
Background:
- By the early 19th century, the Mughal emperor had become a pensioner of the English East India Company, living in the Red Fort in Delhi.
- Akbar II was unhappy with the amount of his pension and the Company's treatment of him.
- He wanted to present his case directly to the British King and Parliament.
Ram Mohan Roy's mission:
- Akbar II gave Ram Mohan Roy the title of "Raja" (1829), and appointed him as his envoy to the British court.
- Ram Mohan Roy sailed for England in November 1830 and reached Liverpool in April 1831.
- He presented the Mughal emperor's case to the British government, and succeeded in getting an increase in his pension.
His other activities in England:
- He gave evidence before a committee of the British Parliament on the condition of India, the judicial and revenue systems, and the need for reforms.
- He opposed the petition of the orthodox Hindus against the ban on sati, which was rejected by the Privy Council.
- He met many British thinkers and reformers, and was honoured in British society.
- He also visited France.
His death:
- He died at Stapleton, near Bristol, on 27 September 1833, of meningitis.
- He was buried at the Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol, where a memorial (chhatri) stands.
- A statue of him stands in Bristol.
About Akbar II:
- He was the second-last Mughal emperor; his son Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last.
- He was a patron of poetry and culture.
- Under him, the Phool Walon Ki Sair festival began in Delhi.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Shah Alam II was Akbar II's father; Bahadur Shah Zafar was his son; Muhammad Shah ruled in the early 18th century.
Quick tip
Remember: Ram Mohan Roy received the title "Raja" from Mughal emperor Akbar II (1829), went to England as his envoy (1830-31), died at Bristol (1833).
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