Medieval Indian History MCQs

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During Aurangzeb’s reign, Muntakhab-ul-Lubab written by Khafi Khan, a historical writer. The book covers the history of Mughal period till the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

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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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Fana means “to die before one dies”, a concept highlighted by famous notable Muslim saints such as Rumi and later by Sultan Bahoo. It is Annihilation of human attributes through Union with God.

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Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. Agra Fort was built in the year 1573 under the reign of Akbar – one of the greatest Mughal Emperors.

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Agra Fort was begun by Akbar between 1565 and 1573. It is situated on the west bank of the Jumna River, about 2km upstream from the Taj Mahal. Akbar built the fort of sandstone; his grandson Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal, constructed palaces of white marble within the fort itself.

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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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Acquisition of wealth, Hindu women and Hindu child slaves were the main objectives of Mahmud and his bandit brotherhood to invade India. Further, it was also a religious duty as per Ghazwa-i-Hind doctrine to slay the kafir Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.

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During the time of the Maratha empire under Peshwa, Patels was only authorized to address the rights of the villagers to higher officials. The cultivators were deprived of addressing any grievance in case their right is under threat.

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Mahmud of Ghazni was the first independent ruler of the Turkic dynasty of Ghaznavids which ruled from 999 A.D. to 1030 A.D. He was the eldest son of Subuktagin, and had inherited his father’s martial spirit and organizational abilities.

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Qutub-ud-din Aibak  started the construction of the Qutub Minar (only the first storey). It was constructed in the memory of the famous Sufi saint, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakthiyar Kaki.