Medieval Indian History MCQs

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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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As an ambassador of Emperor James l, Sir Thomas Roe reached in the court of Mughal Emperor Jehandri at Agra in 1615. Jehangir presented him the Mansab of 400.

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The Chola dynasty was a Tamil dynasty of southern India, one of the longest-ruling dynasties. Its capital is Tanjore.
Anhilwada is the capital of Solanki dynasty.
The Paramara dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled Malwa and surrounding areas in west-central India between 9th and 14th centuries. Its capital city is Dhara.
The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was an imperial power during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. Their capital city is Kanauj.

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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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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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Sayana, also known as Sayanacharya, was a prolific scholar of the Mimamsa school of Indian philosophy. He was active under the rule of King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II, during the 14th century in the Vijayanagar Empire.

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In the court of an emperor Sri Krishna Deva Raya (1509-1529 AD), a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, the group of eight Telugu poets (also known as Ashtadiggajas) were regarded as the eight pillars of his literary assembly.
The Ashta Diggajas were Allasani Peddana, Nandi Thimmana, Madayyagari Mallana, Dhurjati, Ayyalaraju Ramambhadrudu, Pingali Surana, Ramarajabhushanudu, and Tenali Ramakrishnudu. In his reign, Telugu literature and culture reached its zenith

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In 1529 AD, the battle of Ghaghra was fought between Muhammad Lodi and Babur on the confluence of the Ganga and its tributary. But, again Babur again turned victorious and it consolidated his power in India.

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In 1613 AD, during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir, English East India Company was permitted to establish their first factory at Surat.

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After Qutb-ud-din Aibak’s death, his son Aram Shah became the Sultan of Delhi, reigned from 1210 to 1211.