Medieval Indian History MCQs

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The capital of Bahmani Kingdom, Gulbarga, was originally known as Ahsanabad, which was later shifted to Muhammadabad  (Bidar).

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Kabuli Bagh Mosque was built by Emperor Babur to mark his victory over Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi at the first Battle of Panipat in 1526. The mosque is located in Panipat and is named after Kabuli Begum, Babur's wife.

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Mughal Emperor Jahangir was a great patron of painting from the days of his Viceroyalty. He patronised many great painters of the time including Ustad Mansur. Mughal painting remained confined to the Mughal court and did not reach the people. Jahangir had a very discriminating eye of Mughal painting.

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Amir Khusrau was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans from ‘Ghiyasuddin Balban to Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq’.

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Waqi-at-i-Mushtaqi is the work of Shaikh Rizq Ullah Mushtaqui.

Abdul Qadir Badauni has composed the following –

1. Tarikh-i-Alfi – a general history compiled at the order of emperor Akbar by Abdul Qadir Badaui and others.
2. Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh also called Tarikh-i-Badauni – his most celebrated work. It is a general history of India, from the time of the Ghaznavis down to the fortieth year of Akbar’s reign.

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The last Ghaznavid Sultan was Khusrau Malik, who at the time of Ghori’s attack, was ruling around Punjab and Lahore region. Ghori captured Lahore in 1186 and Khusrau Malik and his son were taken to Ghur where they were imprisoned, and possibly executed.

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Bhaga, Bhoga, Kara and Hiranya refers to the different types of revenues which were collected by the rulers during the early medieval period. They were the chief sources of revenue to the donees.

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After conquering Sind the Arab invader Muhammad-bin-Qasim marched towards Multan. It was a major city situated in the upper Indus basin. Muhammad-bin-Qasim called Multan as ‘The City of Gold’.

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In the early medieval period, the region between Ghazni and Herat was ruled by the kingdom of Ghurs. They rapidly rose to power during the last half of the twelfth century.

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Iltutmish divided his empire into Iqtas for salary-based land assignment. Iqtadars maintained order and collected revenue, deducting expenses before remitting surplus. He introduced the silver Tanka and copper Jital currencies, established the Chalisa of 40 loyal nobles, completed the Qutb Minar, and fortified the northwest against the Mongol threat.