Rao Surjan Hada of Ranthambore submitted to Akbar in which year?

Explanation

Rao Surjan Hada's submission is dated to 1569 because the Encyclopedia of India entry records that the Bundi ruler Rao Surjan surrendered the fort at Ranthambhor to Mughal emperor Akbar in that year. The exam-relevant sequence is that the surrender followed negotiations, Akbar gave Rao Surjan a jagir in Varanasi, and the episode fitted Akbar's wider policy of bringing Rajput states under Mughal authority. The date is therefore not just a loose Mughal-era marker; it is tied to a specific fort, ruler and act of submission. For RAS, the point is to connect Ranthambore's fall with Akbar's Rajput policy rather than confuse it with later Rajput-Mughal battlefield dates.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) 1556 marks the opening year of Akbar's reign, not Rao Surjan Hada's surrender of Ranthambore Fort.
• (B) 1585 falls at the end of Rao Surjan's reign, while the surrender of Ranthambhor took place in 1569.
• (C) 1576 is associated with Haldighati, whereas Ranthambore's surrender to Akbar is dated 1569.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan's Rajput-Mughal relations under Akbar, especially fort submissions and political accommodation. It recurs in RAS because dates such as Ranthambore 1569 and Haldighati 1576 are often used to separate similar-looking Akbar-era events.

Source

• Encyclopedia of India

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