Medieval Indian History MCQs

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As an ambassador of Emperor James l, Sir Thomas Roe reached in the court of Mughal Emperor Jehandri at Agra in 1615. Jehangir presented him the Mansab of 400.

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Muhammad Shah was able to keep the throne for around 29 years partially because the first thing he did was to eliminate the Sayyid Brothers. During his time Nadir Shah attacked and looted Delhi and took the Peacock Throne with himself. The invasion of Nadir Shah fastened the disintegration of the Mughal Empire. During his time, the states of Hyderabad, Bengal, Awadh were established as independent Kingdoms.

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Ghiasuddin Tughlaq, or Ghazi Malik , (died c. 1325) was the founder of the Tughluq dynasty in India. He reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1320 to 1325. He founded the city of Tughluqabad.

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In 1669-70, the Jats of Mathura region rose under the leadership of a local Zamindar Gokul. Religion was main factor behind this revolt because Abdul Nabi, local officer of imperial Mughal government, had destroyed the temples of Hindus and disrespected their women.
We note here that Jat uprising occurred at a time Mughal government was by no means weak or imbecile. The Mughal army pursued the Jats and the leader Gokul was captured and executed. However, the rebel did not subdue completely. Taking advantage of the civil war amongst the sons of Shahjahan, the Jats again rose in arms and this rebellion finally culminated in establishment of sovereign Jat Kingdom under Raja Surajmal with Bharatpur its capital

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Hyderabad was established in 1591 AD on the banks of the Musi River on the northern tip of the Deccan Plateau by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.

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Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar fought many battles with Jahangir. Due to depletion in financial and manpower of Mewar, he signed a treaty with Jahangir in 1615 AD. The treaty between Rana Amar Singh and Jahangir stands on a different platform. In it , it was agreed that the Ruler of Mewar will not be bound to present himself in person at the Mughal court and will not forced to enter into a matrimonial alliance with the Mughals. Owing to generous nature, Jahangir gave back the territories around Chittor along with the Chittorgarh Fort to Mewar in 1616 AD. Maharana Amar Singh was the eldest son of Maharana Pratap, ruled Mewar from 1597 AD to 1620 AD.

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Muhammad Tughlaq had introduced gold coins (Dinar) and silver coins (Adl or Adlis). However, it was difficult to maintain the supply of gold and silver coins on a large scale. Consequently, Tughlaq replaced those coins and started the circulation of copper and brass coins as the token currency which had the same value of gold or silver coins in 1330-32 CE. But, he failed in  his attempt due to absence of security on coins, central mint and forgery of coins. The newly issued coins began to be devalued in markets and situation became worse. Then, at last, Sultan had to cancelled his farman and withdraw the token currency from market by  exchanging it from silver pieces.

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Bahlol Lodi, an Afghan noble before becoming Sultan of Delhi, was known for his humble lifestyle. He used to sit on a carpet along with his nobles instead of a lavish throne, projecting equality among them. This was quite contrary to the contemporary norms where sultans highlighted their high status by sitting on extravagant thrones, causing a considerable distance from their subordinates.

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In the village, the most important official was the headman known as Muqaddam (or chaudhari), who was responsible for the controlling of local crimes. The principle of local responsibility for local crimes was introduced by Sher Shah Suri.

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Rajyapala was one of the last Pratihara ruler who surrendered before Mahmud Gajni and later defeated and killed by Chandela king Vidyadhara .