Medieval Indian History MCQs

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In 1311 AD, Vir Pandya (Pandya ruler of Madurai) was defeated by Malik Kafur, the commander of Allaudin Khilji.

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Akbar invaded the Chittorgarh Fort in the year 1568. Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan is one of the largest forts in India and a UNESCO World Heritage site. At this time, third Jauhar at Chittor took place. Though, Rana Udai Singh II and the royal family of Mewar escaped before the capture of the fort and moved to the foothills of Aravalli range where Rana Udai Singh founded the new city, Udaipur.

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In 1203 AD, the Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak conquered the great part of Bundelkhand by defeating the Chandella ruler Paramdideva.

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Bhakti movement in Hinduism refers to ideas and engagement that emerged in the medieval era on love and devotion to religious concepts built around one or more gods and goddesses. Bhakti movement preached against the caste system using the local languages so that the message reached the masses.

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The Mansabdari system was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.

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Tarikh-i-Firishta (16th century) by Firishta, or Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah, was translated by J.Briggs, titled Rise of the Mohammedan Power in India. It is a general history of India, largely based upon earlier Persian historical works. It is generally regarded as one of the best of the later compilations based on earlier works, and it was relied upon heavily by early European historians of India such as Elphinstone.

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Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi was written by Abbas Khan Sarwani. He was a descendant of an Afghan noble, in the service of Sultan Sher Shah. Abbas Khan Sarwani himself was in the service of emperor Akbar. It talks of the reign of Sher Shah and his successors.

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Bhima I (reign 1022–1064 AD) was a king of Chalukya of Gujarat dynasty who ruled parts of Gujarat (including Somnath) when Mahmud’s plunder happened. During the invasion, Bhima-I had to flee and take shelter at Kanthkot. After return of Mahmud, he regained his power. He also appeared to have built earliest Dilwara temples and Modhera sun temple. In end of his career, he made an alliance with the Kalachuri king Lakshmi-Karna, and played an important role in the downfall of the Paramara king Bhoja. His queen Udayamati is known to have constructed the Rani ki Vav step-well in Patan in Gujarat, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Tarikh-i- Sind which is also known as the Tarikh-i-Masumi, was written by Mir Muhammad Masum. According to Chach Nama, it is an account of the history of Sind from the Arab conquest to the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

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One of the important texts from the medieval period was Mutamad Khan’s Iqbal Namai-Jahangiri. It describes the general history of the Mughals in India. Mutamad Khan was in the court of Jahangir.