Medieval Indian History MCQs

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The maximum number of Mongol attacks were faced by Alauddin Khilji. He built Siri his capital mainly to deter the Mongols.

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Harihara I of the Vijayanagara Kingdom earned the title Purvapaschima Samudradhishavara (“master of the eastern and western seas”). He founded the empire in 1336 CE with his brother Bukka Raya I and gained control over most territory south of the Tungabhadra River, from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.

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Guru Ram Das, the fourth Guru of Sikhism, was gifted the “Palace of Amritsar” by Mughal Emperor Akbar. This was a significant event in his reign as Guru from 1574 to 1581. The “Palace of Amritsar,” later became the Golden Temple, representing the holiest shrine in Sikhism. Akbar’s gifting of the palace manifests his respect for the Sikh community and its leaders.

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Ibn batutta was an Arab traveler and adventure frm Morocoo. His book is a primary source of history of the region of Muhmmad bin Tughluq it throws ligh on the socio-political condition of his times.

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It was battle of Haldighati fought between the Mughal Empire and the forces of Mewar on June 21, 1576 at Haldighati near Gogunda town of Rajasthan

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After Babar died on 26th December 1530 and was laid to rest at Arambagh in Agra. Then on his wish he was taken to Kabul during the reign of Sher Shah.

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The battle of Khanwa was fought between Rana of Mewar, Sangram Singh (Rana Sanga ) and Babur on the bank of river Pilikhar in 1527 AD. In this battle, Babur defeated Rana Sanga and this decisive victory consolidated Mughal power in India.

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In 1571 AD, Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar laid the foundation of Fatehpur Sikri near Agra in the honour of  Sufi saint Hazrat Shaikh Saleemuddin Chishti, who was popularly known as Salim Chisti.

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The fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjun Dev had given shelter to Prince Khusrau who had revolted against his father Jahangir. Later, in 1606 AD, the Mughal emperor Jahangir gave death sentence to Guru Arjun Dev for his blessings to his rebel son and for his refusal to remove all Islamic and Hindu references from the Holy book, Guru Granth Sahib.

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In 1679 AD, the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya on Hindus, at the usual rates of 48 dirhams on the rich, 24 on the middle class, and 12 on the poor. The Jizya was hated by the Hindus as it was a symbol of their inferiority and involved a lot of humiliation. In 1564 AD, the Mughal emperor Akbar abolished Jizya, a poll tax, on Hindus.