Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Gulbarga was the capital of the Bahamani Sultanate from 1347 to 1425.
Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah (also known as Hasan Gangu or Zafar Khan) founded the sultanate in 1347 after rebelling against the Delhi Sultanate and established its headquarters at Aḥsanābād (Gulbarga).
In 1425, Ahmad Shah I shifted the capital to Bidar (Muḥammadābād).
Halebidu, Hampi, and Badami were capitals of Hoysala, Vijayanagara, and Chalukya dynasties, respectively.

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Abul Fazal was the author of Akbarnama which is written in Persian. It is the official history of Akbar’s reign in 3 volumes. This book gives the history of Akbar’s forefathers from Timur to Humayun and Akbar’s reign till 1602.

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The Mughal empire reached territorial climax during the reign of Aurangzeb. He ruled from 1658 to 1707. Aurangzeb policies lead to the dissolution of the empire.

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Babur has written his biography i.e. Baburnama which is also known as Tuzk-e Babri. Babur and Jahangir are the only two emperors of Mughal Empire who wrote their own biographies. Baburnama is also known to be the first true autobiography in the Islamic literature. Baburnama was written in Chagatai Turkic, which was Babur’s mother tongue. It was translated into Persian by Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana. He was son of Bairam khan.

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Humayun spent 15 years in exile after Sher Shah founded his short lived sur empire. His capital was in delhi during which Humayun was in exile. His first reign was from 1530 to 1540 and his second was from 1555-56.

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Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque (also known as the Qutub Mosque or the Great Mosque of Delhi) was commissioned by Qutbuddin Aibak, founder of the Mamluk or Slave dynasty and built using the ruins of 27 Hindu and Jain temples.

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In Iqta System, the land of the empire was divided into several large and small tracts called Iqta and assigned these Iqtas to his soldiers, officers and nobles. In the beginning, an Iqta was based upon salary. Later, under Firoz Shah Tughlaq it became hereditary.

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Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi from the Khilji dynasty (1296-1316), was known for his significant market reforms. He established the “Diwan-i-Riyasat” and “Shahna-i-mandi” to strengthen market control. Additionally, he fortified the espionage system to monitor these economic changes. His measures were aimed at regulating the markets to inhibit hoarding and foster economic stability.

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Sayana was a 14th-century scholar under Vijayanagar rulers Bukka Raya I and Harihara II. He wrote extensive commentaries on the Vedas. Sayana was associated with the Mimamsa school, which focuses on interpreting Vedic dharma based on Jaimini’s Purva Mimamsa Sutras.

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Bakhtiar Khalji conquered Bihar and parts of Bengal among the officers of Mohammad Ghori.