Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi (ca 1274-1356) was a 14th century mystic-poet and a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order. He was a murid (disciple) of noted Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and later his successor. He was the last important Sufi of the Chishti Order from Delhi. He was given the title, “Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi”, which in Urdu, means “Illuminated Lamp of Delhi”

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The famous Telugu poet Allasani Peddana (1510-1575 AD) is known as Andhra Kavita Pitamahudu or Grandfather of Andhra Poetry. He was in the group of eight poets in the court of Krishnadevaraya, a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire.
He composed Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam ( one of the Pancha maha kavyas of Telugu literature). The book is a development of an episode in the Markandeya Purana relating to the birth of Svarochishamanu, who is one of the fourteen Manus

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In 1303 AD, Allauddin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, attacked and captured Chittorgarh. Then, the first Jauhar of royal Rajput ladies at Chittorgarh took place. It led by Rani Padmini, wife of Rawal Ratan Singh (King of Mewar) as she preferred to die rather than to surrender themselves against Sultan.

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The original name of Sultan Alauddin Khalji was Ali Gurshasp. He was born between 1266 and 1267. His uncle, Jalal-ud-din Khilji, raised him and appointed him to important positions in his administration. In 1296, Alauddin took control of the kingdom by force, leading to his uncle’s death. He ruled as Sultan of Delhi from 1296 to 1316. In 1316, the Mongols assassinated him.
Alauddin was the eldest son of Shihabuddin Mas’ud, who was the elder brother of the Khalji dynasty’s founder, Sultan Jalaluddin. He had three brothers: Almas Beg, Qutlugh Tigin, and Muhammad.

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In context of Maratha Land revenue system, Chauth was 1/4th i.e 25% of the land revenue was paid to the Marathas. It was collected from those territories which were not under direct control of Marathas.

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The ruling period of Firoz Shah Tughlaq over the Sultanate of Delhi was from 1351-1388 AD. He was the son of a Hindu princess of Dipalpur.

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Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. The tomb is located in Bijapur, Karnataka was  completed in 1656 AD by the architect Yaqut of Dabul. It is famous for the so-called “Whispering Gallery”.

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In the second battle of Tarain (1192 AD) Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan.

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Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was the founder of Chishti order of Sufism in India. The Chisti order is a Sufi order within the mystic Sufi tradition of Islam.It is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance and openness.

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The Battle of Rasil was the first battle between an Arab Caliphate and a Hindu Kingdom. The Arab caliphate was Rashidun Caliphate Suhail ibn Adi was given command of this expedition by Caliph Umar. In this battle, the Raja Rasil of Rai Kingdom was defeated and the area around Makran coast was annexed into Caliph’s territories.