Medieval Indian History MCQs

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In 1613 AD, during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir, English East India Company was permitted to establish their first factory at Surat.

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Mohammad-bin Tughlaq patronized many scholars of different backgrounds viz. Jain saint Jinaprabha Suri and also had  discussions with them. He also used to enjoyed playing holy.

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The Ibadat Khana (or Hall of Worship) was founded in 1574 AD at Fatehpur Sikri i.e. recognized as Diwan-i-Khas. It was the place where debates on doctrinal and philosophical enquiries took place. It was opened for Sunni Muslims initially and was opened to all religions viz. Sufis, Shias, Christians, Zoroastrians, Hindus and Jains.

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When Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s eldest son Dara Shikoh was seriously ill then the 7th Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai dev ji sent a
herbal medicine which cured him. From there onwards, Dara Shikoh had a friendly relationship with the Guru Har Rai and it
was lasted till his death.

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The history of Bengal from the death of Harsha up to the ascendancy of the Palas is shrouded in bscruity. At this time, west bengal was known as Gauda and East Bengal as Vanga. Bengal was subjected to internal disorder what is called Matsya Nyaya (the rule of strong devouring the weak), leading up to a revolution by which a local chief Gopala (AD 750-770) was elected (Grahita) by the people. This is however, to be taken not in a strictly democractic or constitutional sense which was not possible in these days. Perhaps the election was nothing but his acceptance as a ruler by the people.

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Amīr Khusrou was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar from India. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of South Asia. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.He has been called the “father of Urdu literature”.

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• Rajarani Temple is an 11th-century Hindu temple located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.
• Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres northeast from Puri on the coastline of Odisha, India. The temple is attributed to king Narasimha deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty about 1250 CE.
• Lepakshi is culturally and archaeologically significant as it is the location of shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Veerabhadra which were built during the Vijayanagara Kings’ period. The temples are the location of mural paintings of the Vijayanagara kings, Vijayanagara paintings and Kannada inscriptions.
• Hoysaleswara temple is also referred simply as the Halebidu temple.It is a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is the largest monument in Halebidu, a town in the state of Karnataka, India and the former capital of the Hoysala Empire.

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Muhammad Saki Mustaid Khan was in the service of Aurangzeb for forty years. He was an eyewitness to many of the events recorded by him. Ma’ asir-i-Alamgiri was written after Aurangzeb’s death but is based on state papers. It is comparatively very brief as it deals with the history of fifty-one years in only 541 pages.

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The name of the silver coin introduced by Iltutmish was [A] Tanka. Iltutmish, who reigned in the early 13th century, is credited with introducing both the silver Tanka and the copper Jital, the two primary forms of currency in the Sultanate. The Tanka served as a significant monetary innovation and became a standard for subsequent Islamic empires in the Indian subcontinent. Tanka weighted 11.6 gms and represented the weight in Indian native language called Tola.

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The earliest attacks on India by Arabs happened around 636 AD [four years after death of Prophet Mohammadin 632AD] when two naval expeditions against Thana on the coast of Maharashtra and Broach (Bharuch) on the coast of Gujarat, had been repulsed by Indian rulers in the reign of Caliph Umar (AD 634-644). The attack on Thane was repulsed by forces of Chalukya king Pulkeshin-II.