Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Aurangzeb had died in Ahmednagar on 20 February 1707 at the age of 88. Unlike other earlier Mughals, he was buried in a modest open-air grave in Khuldabad, which shows his deep devotion to his Islamic beliefs.

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At the time of Arab Invasions, Sindh was under Raja Dahir who reigned till 712 AD from his capital Brahamanabad. He was the last Hindu Ruler of Sindh and parts of Modern Punjab (Pakistan). The Arab conquest of Sindh is mentioned in the oldest Chronicle of Sindh called Chachnama.

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Aurangzeb stopped engraving Kalma on coins. Forbade the Parsis to celebrate their festival Navaroz. Released an order to ban the music everywhere and arrest those who listen to the music. His drink was plain water and he used to sleep on ground, something

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Aurangzeb is a great veena player. He is extremely religious bent. He was a connoisseur of music and a proficient Veena player.He is said to have been so infatuated with her that he gave in to her demand that he taste wine.

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Hazura was built by Devaraya II which is one of the famous temple in the VIjaynagar empire. The greatest of the Sangama dynasty rulers, Devaraya II was an able administrator, an ambitious warrior and a man of letters.

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Diwan-i-kohi, the Agricultural Department, was not established during the reign of Alauddin Khilji. It was actually created by Mohammed Bin Tughlaq. Alauddin Khilji, the second and the most powerful ruler of the Khilji Dynasty, was known for his economic reforms which included the systems of market regulation, rationing, and fixed pricing.

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Inscriptions tells that “Varaha”, a gold coin with an approximate weight of 3.4 grams ( 52 grains), was made the basic monetary unit in the Vijayanagar empire. These coins were issued by Tirumala Raya, the first Crowned King from the Aravidu Dynasty

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The famous Telugu poet Allasani Peddana (1510-1575 AD) is known as Andhra Kavita Pitamahudu or Grandfather of Andhra Poetry. He was in the group of eight poets in the court of Krishnadevaraya, a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire.
He composed Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam ( one of the Pancha maha kavyas of Telugu literature). The book is a development of an episode in the Markandeya Purana relating to the birth of Svarochishamanu, who is one of the fourteen Manus

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The Alai Minar is an incomplete monument that lies within the Qutb complex in South Delhi. Ala-ud-Din Khilji was an over ambitious Sultan of the Khilji dynasty and to commemorate his victory, he started constructing a huge Tower or Minar that would double the height of Qutub Minar in order to be remembered as the only Sultan who dared to create such a monumental masterpiece that was grander and more spectacular than the Qutub Minar of Qutb-ud-din Aibak of the Slave dynasty that ruled before him.

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The original name of Sultan Alauddin Khalji was Ali Gurshasp. He was born between 1266 and 1267. His uncle, Jalal-ud-din Khilji, raised him and appointed him to important positions in his administration. In 1296, Alauddin took control of the kingdom by force, leading to his uncle’s death. He ruled as Sultan of Delhi from 1296 to 1316. In 1316, the Mongols assassinated him.
Alauddin was the eldest son of Shihabuddin Mas’ud, who was the elder brother of the Khalji dynasty’s founder, Sultan Jalaluddin. He had three brothers: Almas Beg, Qutlugh Tigin, and Muhammad.