Medieval Indian History MCQs

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In the administration of Vijayanagar empire, Rayasam was one of the officials who wrote the oral orders of the king.

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In the Nayakar System, military chiefs were assigned certain pieces of land or territory called amaram. These chiefs were known as Amar Nayaks, had revenue and administrative rights on their lands.

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For tax collection, the Vijayanagar empire was divided into five main rajyas or mandalam (provinces) which were divided into regions (Kottams). These were further divided into counties (Nadus) which were again sub-divided into municipalities (Sthales). To facilitate tax administration at the lowest level, a separate department Niyoga) was assigned with the function of tax collection duly supervised by feudal landlords (Goudas) and Karanikam (accountants).

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The Gujarat Style was a judicious mix of Islamic and Indian traditions of architecture. The most notable point is that the mason’s guilds worked here and these guilds were able to retain the high techniques of stone architecture and sculpture that had greatly developed in Gujarat before the Muslim invasion. This was a significant departure from the Sultanate monuments of Delhi, where the style used was relatively archaic. However, in Ahamadabad also, false domes and archs were used such as in Rani Sipri Mausoleum.

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Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah Astarbadi wrote Gulshan-i-Ibrahimi, known as Tarikh-i-Firishta, and presented into Ibrahim Adil Shah in 1609-10 under the name of Tarikh-i-Naurasnama. Tarikh-i-Farishta, is a general history of India from the earliest lines to 1607. His book is most authentic for the history of the Sultans of the Deccan.

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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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• Rashidun Caliphate (632–661)
• Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)
• Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258)
• Ottoman Caliphate : They claimed Caliphate authority from 1517

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Battle of Chach was fought in 1008 AD between Mahmud of Ghazni and a confederacy of Hindu Kingdoms led by Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala. Forces of Anandpala were joined by Ajmer, Kalingar, Kanauj etc. Anandpala lost the battle mainly because the army was not well organized and his elephant took flight in battle.

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The Marathas appointed “Jasuds” for espionage or spying related work and “Harakaras” for acting as the messengers.

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In order to gain legitimacy to his rule , Iltutmish first obtained a letter of investiture from the caliph and then he issued bullion currency on which the caliph’s name appeared in hindi.