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What was the main cause of failure of Humayun?
  1. he wrongly estimated the increasing power of Sher Shah
  2. he committed mistakes in the battle of Kannauj
  3. he had no good generals in his army
  4. he divided his kingdom among his brothers

A
he wrongly estimated the increasing power of Sher Shah
B
he divided his kingdom among his brothers
C
he had no good generals in his army
D
he committed mistakes in the battle of Kannauj
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  • Humayun was unable to properly estimate the increasing power of Sher Shah.
  • The presence of large numbers of Afghan tribes across the north India and their nature of getting united under a capable leader was ignored by him.
  • Without getting the support of the local rulers and zamindars, the Mughals were bound to remain numerically inferior.

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