Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Mulla Daud wrote Tarikh-i-Alfi. The book was commissioned by the Mughal emperor Akbar to celebrate the millenary of the Hijrah. The book’s purpose was to be a history of the first Muslim millennium.
The book was compiled by a committee appointed by Akbar in 1582 CE. The committee was headed by Maulânâ Ahmad. The committee drew upon earlier Persian histories to write the book.
The book is also known as History of the Millennium. It was written between 1582 and 1588.

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Deva Raya II, who ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1422–1446 CE, bore the title of Gajabentakara. The title, which translates to “Hunter of Elephants”, was a reference to his victories over enemies as strong as elephants.
Deva Raya II was also known as Gajabetekara, which means “the elephant hunter”. He was the greatest ruler of the Sangama family of the Vijayanagara empire. He was a scholar who wrote Sobagina Sone in Kannada and the dramas Sudhanidhi and Brahmasutra in Sanskrit. He also began the practice of employing Muslim cavalrymen and archers in the army.

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The Battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa in which the Mughal Emperor Babur had defeated a confederacy of Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Rana Sanga of Mewar. Babur himself expressed surprise that the upper fort had fallen within an hour of the final assault.

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The theory of Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is based on Monotheism(believe in one God).The first initiated disciples of Din-i-ilahi during emperor Akbar the Great’s time included Birbal, Prince Salim and Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak.

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The flow of income started declining. So, the system called ‘revenue farming’ was introduced in Bengal in the reign of Farukhsiyer. Under this system, the revenue farmer paid the Government nine-tenth of the whole collection and kept the rest as his collection charges.

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Futuhat-i-Firozshahi is a small brochure of thirty-two pages composed by Sultan Firuz Shah himself. The title of the book literally means victories of Firuz Shah. We know about Firuz Shah due to this brochure. He was 45 when he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1351. He ruled until 1388.

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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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Balban was brought to delhi in 1232 AD where Iltutmish bought him in 1233 AD after Gwalior victory. Impressed by his abilities , Iltutmish gave him a title of Khasdaar . During the reign of Razia , he earned the rank of Amir – e – Shikar . In the conspiracy against raziya , he was with Turkish warlords , consequently Bahramshah became the sultan , and Balban got the title of Amir – e – Akhur.

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During the Mughal era, a number of contemporary works were written. Tarikh-i-Rashidi was written by the author Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat. It remains the most popular text for studying about Babur’s reign.

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Tazkireh-i Humayun va Akbar was written in 1590-91 CE by Bayazid Bayat. It is a history of the reigns of Humayun and Akbar starting from 1542 CE to 1591 CE. Babur was the father of Humanyun.