Multiple choice

What was Ganj-i Sawai ?

  1. A manuscript containing astronomical observations of Sawai Jai Singh

  2. The chief market place in the town of Sawai Madhopur

  3. A large cannon fitted ship belonging to Aurangzeb

  4. The most important custom post near Surat managed by the Mughal rulers
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Explanation

Ganj-i-Sawai was a large, heavily armed Mughal ship belonging to Aurangzeb, which was famously captured by the pirate Henry Every in 1695.

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