Which of the following statements are correct in regard to the grants to women? (i) Abul Fazl speaks of grants held by Irani and Turani women (ii) Jahangr appointed a foster sister of his father as the special official-in-charge of grants to women. (iii) Mazhar-i Shahjahani refers to two categories of chaks (lands) of the a'imma, the chake-ha-i musammati (lands held by women) and muzakkkarti (held by men) (iv) Aurangzeb's farman of 1690 about madad-i ma'ash deprived a daughter of her share if she was married or otherwise provided for; and it laid down that a widow might keep her husband's grant for her lifetime. Choose the correct answer from the code given below: Correct Answer (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) The following statements relate to the position of women in the Mughal Empire, the Empire was known for its compositeness and diversity, marital alliances of the various emperors brought in women from various ruling families into the Mughal Harem. Some of these women held very important positions such as the wife of Humayun, who was the Queen Regent for many years and the wife of Jahangir, Nur Jahan who practically exercised the same powers like the Emperor. Abul Fazal remarks women received maadad – i- mash grants, these were land grants, he mentions that Irani and Turani held these lands and had the liberty of selling and giving off their properties. Mazhar –i– Shahjahani is an account of Mughal rule in Sindh, written by Yusuf Mirak, this document mentions the two types of land which were held by men and women. Aurangzeb’s Farman of 1690 talks about making aimma lands hereditary. The aimma lands here refer to the madad – i – mash grants. Since most Mughal emperors consciously followed this tradition of granting some land as madaad – I- maash to women, Jahangir also continued with this policy. Hence all the statements given above are correct.