Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Peshwa is the chief minister in the council of Shivaji who is responsible for General Administration. The council had 8 ministers in the council. Peshwa was the most powerful after the emperor.

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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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Mughal emperor Akbar is against sati. He had allowed Sati to take place only if the wife willingly wanted to follow it. But many times woman were forced to commit Sati or pushed into funeral pyre by her own relatives and this was against the law. Akbar banned “forced” Sati after the incident with his wife’s cousin Rani Damayenti.

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The Kakatiya issued coins in metals like Gold, Silver, Copper and lead.

• The Gold coins were known as Gadyanam or Mada
• The Silver coins were known as “Rukalu” (10 Rukalu= 1 Mada)

The Kakatiya coins were engraved in Nandinagari script, which is sister of Devnagari script.

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The emperor of Vijayanagar empire, Sri Krishna Devraya wrote the epic peom ‘Amuktamalayada’ in telugu. The epic poem tells the well-known story of the daughter of Periazhvar, Goda Devi, who used to wear the garlands intended for Lord Ranganatha before they were offered to the deity. Therefore, the name ‘Amukta Malya Da’ was given that means one who wears and gives away garlands

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An epic poem, Padmavat was written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 AD. The epic poem is a fictionalized version of the historic siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khilji in 1303 AD, who attacks Chittor after hearing of the beauty of Queen Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh.

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In the reign of Allauddin Khilji, the taxes viz. Ghari ( House tax) and Charai (Irazing tax) levied on public.

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In 1605 AD, after the death of Mughal emperor Akbar, his son Jahangir sit on the throne at Agra and took the title Nur-ud-din Jahangir Padshah Ghazi.

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The Mughal Emperor Shahjahan built the Moti Masjid (or Pearl Mosque) in Agra and and was built around 1647-53 AD.

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Qutub-ud-din Aibak, the commander of Muhammad Ghori marked the beginning of the Mamluk (Slave dynasty) rule and laid the foundation of Delhi Sultanate period in 1206 AD.