Medieval Indian History MCQs

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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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Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was the founder of the Chishti Order of Sufism in Lahore (Punjab) and Ajmer (Rajasthan). 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 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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The Mosque was built by Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan’s daughter in 1648 A.D. It was constructed by more than 5000 workers. It was originally called Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, meaning ‘mosque commanding view of the world’.

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PERSIAN language got more importance in Mughal courts and Persian literature and culture influenced the Mughal dynasty. As Persian became more prevalent it became the court and official language of the Mughal dynasty. PERSIAN was encouraged by the Mughals to give a common language for communication, poetry, literature and art.

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When Ghoris established their reign in Lahore, they started the ‘Bull Hoarsemen’ type of coins. The ruler got the picture of Goddess Laxmi inscribed on one side and the other side imprinted his name. Some coins were patterned in a way that they bore horseman and some coins had the bull on the one side and an Arabic inscription on the other side.

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In the battle of Battle of Aror, Raja Dahir’s Wife Rani Bai fled to the fort of Rawar with 15,000 troops from where she challenged Muhammad Bin Qasim for the battle. Muhammad bin Qasim chased her to Rawar and ordered his miners to dig and demolish the walls of the fort until the bastions were thrown down. Rani Bai, however, finding herself encircled, surrendered and burnt herself along with other ladies.

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The Tarikh-i-Masudi which was written by Abul Fazl Muhammad bin Hussain al Bathaqi also deals with the history of Mahmud of Ghazni, describing in detail courtly life and the intrigues among nobles.

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‘Akbar and the Jesuits’ is the work of Pierre Du Jarric. He was French Catholic missionary writer from Toulouse. ‘Akbar and the Jesuits’ is an account of Jesuits missions to the court of Akbar.

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‘Travels in India’ is the account of Travernier. Jean Baptste Tavernier made six voyages to Persian and India between 1630 and 1668. He was a gem merchant as well as a historian.