Name the Mughal King who was thoroughly defeated and had to live in exile before recapturing India?
Name the Mughal King who was thoroughly defeated and had to live in exile before recapturing India?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
The Mughal emperor who was completely defeated, exiled, and then returned to claim power in India was Humayun. The emperor who was defeated by Sher Shah Suri at Chausa in 1539, only to be defeated again at Kannauj in 1540, was none other than Humayun. After these two defeats, he was in exile, moving across various territories for around fifteen years. He wandered across Sindh, as well as Persia (Iran). The king of Persia, who was a Safavid king, helped Humayun return to power by defeating Sikandar Shah Suri at Sirhind in 1555, just before his death in 1556.