Medieval Indian History MCQs

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Afzal Khan was a general of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur Sultanate. His real name was Abdullah Bhatari. He led military campaigns in former Vijayanagara territories, capturing forts such as Sira and Belur. In 1659, he was sent to fight Shivaji but died during a truce meeting at Pratapgad on November 10 or 20, followed by his army’s defeat.

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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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Muhammad Shah, who reigned from 1719 to 1748, had the birth name of Roshan Akhtar. He was the son of Khujista Akhtar, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. With the throne name of Muhammad Shah, he is known as one of the last effective Mughal emperors before the empire’s decline.

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The position of Qazi-ul-Quzat was significant during the Mughal era as they were regarded as the supreme authority in justice. Managing justice in all cases was challenging for the emperor hence, was delegated to Qazi-ul-Quzat. They were entrusted with upholding justice in accordance to Muslim Law. The position of Qazi-ul-Quzat is equivalent to the modern Chief Judge in contemporary legal systems.

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Battle of Haldighati took place in 1576 between Rana of Mewar Maharana Pratap and Akbar forces led by Man Singh. It was a decisive victory for Akbar’s chieftain Man Singh. Abul Fazal called this war as “Battle of Khamnaur”.

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Din-i-Illahi was an eclectic doctrine that contained elements from very diverse fields. It overthrew almost every ceremonial rule whether Islam or Muslim, but took the good ideas from the Brahmins as well as from the missionaries and adopted “Sun” as a symbol of the worship of the creator. He started a new Illahi era. The new cult was immediately professed by a small band of the courtiers of Akbar including Faizi, Abul Fazal, Birbal and a few others.

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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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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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The Tuluva dynasty king of Vijayanagar empire, Achyuta Raya issued Garuda type of coins. He was the younger brother of Krishna Deva Raya. The reign period of Achyuta Raya was between 1529 AD -1542 AD.

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Shivaji’s father Shahji Bhonsle was the military commander under the Nizam Shahi rulers of Ahmednagar. After the decline of  Ahmednagar, he transferred his services to Bijapur.