Medieval Indian History MCQs

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The 5th guru of Sikhs, Guru Arjun Dev ji was executed by the Mughal emperor Jahangir on charges of helping his rebel son, Prince Khurram with money and prayer. He built the Swarna Mandir (or Golden temple) in Amritsar and compiled Adigranth, the holy scripture of Sikhism.

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An Italian Physician, Gemelli Careri visited India in 1695 AD during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and accounted the military organization and administration of Mughal empire at that time.

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Deva Raya II, who ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1422–1446 CE, bore the title of Gajabentakara. The title, which translates to “Hunter of Elephants”, was a reference to his victories over enemies as strong as elephants.
Deva Raya II was also known as Gajabetekara, which means “the elephant hunter”. He was the greatest ruler of the Sangama family of the Vijayanagara empire. He was a scholar who wrote Sobagina Sone in Kannada and the dramas Sudhanidhi and Brahmasutra in Sanskrit. He also began the practice of employing Muslim cavalrymen and archers in the army.

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Iltutmish inscribed the name of Khalifa of Baghdad on his coins.

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Abdul Hamid Lahori’s Padshahnama is a first-rate authority on the reign of Shah Jahan. Two other historians of the reign of Shah Jahan wrote two other historical accounts of his reign, which are also entitled Padshanama. One such Padshahnama was written by Muhammad Amir Khan Qazyini who prepared an exhaustive history of the first ten years of Shah Jahan’s reign. The third Padshahnama was written by Muhammad Waris, a pupil of Lahori, which is an account of the last ten years of the reign of Shah Jahan.

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The major objective of Ghori to attack India was to expand his empire and satisfy his imperialistic ambitions. The expansion of Islam and his ambition to glorify his name through his military exploits could be said to be his secondary aims. Similarly, loot and plunder may also be secondary aims because that was norm in those days to acquire Gold and wealth from defeated rulers.

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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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Syed Mir Nisar Ali Titumir was the founder of the Wahabi movement in Bangladesh. He met Syed Ahmad in Mecca.

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Bhoga refers to the periodical supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers and the like which the villagers had to furnish to the king during the early medieval period whereas bhaga refers to customary share of produce received by the King.

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Razia Sultana assumed the title of Umdat-ul-Niswan. Umdat-ul-Niswan means ‘illustrious among women’ and she inscribed this title on the coins issued by her. She also assumed title of Raziyat-ul-Din.