Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Shivaji and his successors issued coins in Gold and Copper. The script used on the coins was Nagari. The coins bore the name Chhatrapati Shivaji on one side and Sri Raja Siva on the other. It is believed that the first lot of minting with 7 lakh coins were showered on Shivaji, which later were melted under Aurangzeb’s Government as a response of animosity. Some of the mints where the coins were issued at the time were Bagalkot, Mulher, Chandor, Kolaba, Sangli, Miraj, Panhala, Balwantnagar (Jhansi), Jalaun, Kalpi, Kunch, Balanagar Gadha (Gadha Mandla), Ravishnagar (Sagar).

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The credit of establishing the Muslim rule in India goes to the Turks. The reason for their conquest of India lies in following
• They had assuming the leadership of Islam through conversion with more fanatical in their religious zeal
• Their sense of superiority of their race
• They had determination to propagate Islam
• They had believe in strength of their arms The Turks conquered a large part of western Asia and moving towards the east penetrated into India with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was the first to penetrate deep into India.

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The Chaurasi Khamba Mosque, built by Bahauddin Tughril, is located in Kaman of the Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Once ruling over Bayana, Bahauddin Tughril was a member of the medieval dynastic Slave Rule. Kaman, also known as Adi Vrindavan, has considerable historical and cultural significance. Part of Braj Bhoomi, associated with Lord Krishna’s life.

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Qutubuddin Aibak patronised scholars such as Hasan Nizami and Fakhr – i – Mudabbir, both of whom dedicated their works to Aibak.

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Razia Sultan, the first female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, sought to diminish Turkish amir power by promoting non-Turk nobility, including Abyssinians and Indians. She appointed Abyssinian Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut as superintendent of stables, facing opposition from Turkish nobles. Razia also led troops in battle while dressed as a man, defying gender norms.

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Alauddin Khalji supported poets Amir Khusrau and Mir Hasan Dehlvi, built Alai Darwaza, Hauz Khas, Mahal Hazaar Satoon, Jamait Khana Mosque, and Alai Minar, implemented market reforms, and recorded the first use of rockets in Indian warfare.

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Khusrau Khan belonged to the Baradu Hindu military clan. He was He was captured by the Delhi army during Alauddin Khalji’s conquest of Malwa in 1305. After being brought to Delhi as a slave, he converted to Islam. He was one of the favourites of Mubarak Shah but later he not only hatched a conspiracy against Mubarak Shah but also got murdered him in 1320 and himself ascended the throne. He remained the Sultan for only 2 months with title “Nasiruddin”.He was soon deposed by a group of rebels led by the noble Ghazi Malik, who succeeded him on the throne as Ghiasuddin Tughlaq. This ended Khilji dynasty and installed Tughlaq dynasty on Delhi sultanate.

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Bahlol Lodi died in 1488 A.D. and was succeeded by his son Sikandar Lodi (Nizam Khan). His mother was Bibi Ambha, a Hindu. Sikandar founded Agra in 1504, implemented the Gaz-i-Sikandari measurement system, and patronized Persian literature, despite being seen as a religious fanatic.

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Feroz Shah Tughlaq appointed Malik Sarwar the governor of the Jaunpur region in 1388. To put an end to the unrest in the Sultanate, Malik Sarwar and his adopted son, Mubarak Shah, founded the Sharqi dynasty. After the death of Malik Sarwar in 1399, his adopted son Malik Qaranphul succeeded him and assumed the title of Mubarak Shah. He was the first member of the Sharqi dynasty to assume royal title, to strike coins and read khutba in his name.

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Mahmud Shah I who took the title of Mahmud Begarha  was responsible for the destruction of the Dwarkadhish temple in Dwarka, Gujarat.