Medieval Indian History MCQs

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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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In 1308, Malik Kafur had defeated the Yadavas, the neighbours of the Kakatiyas, and the Yadava king Ramachandra had become a vassal of Alauddin. According to the Delhi courtier Amir Khusrau, Alauddin ordered Malik Kafur to invade the Kakatiya kingdom on 31 October 1309.

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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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In 1303 AD, Allauddin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, attacked and captured Chittorgarh. After the death of Rana Ratan Singh in the battle, the first Jauhar of royal Rajput ladies led by Rani Padmani at Chittorgarh took place, as they preferred to die rather than to surrender themselves against Sultan.

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In 1311 AD, Veera Ballal III (Hoyasala ruler of Dwarsamudra) was defeated by Allauddin Khilji’s army.

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On the invitation of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Shivaji visited the imperial court at Agra in 1666 AD. But there, Aurangzeb  didn’t give him respectable welcome and imprisoned him and his 9-year old son Sambhaji. Though, Shivaji was able to escape  with his son in disguise from jail and from there onwards, Shivaji and Mughals became bitter enemies.

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In the council of administrators and advisors of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Peshwa ( Prime Minister) was responsible for  general administration of empire and welfare of the people.

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In 1421 AD, after the death of Khizr Khan ( founder of Sayyid dynasty), his son Mubarak Shah succeeded him on the throne who  ruled till 1434 AD. In 1433 AD, he founded the city of Mubarakabad on the river of Yamuna.

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Muftis is a scholar who have complete knowledge of Shariah , have complete mastery over the jurisprudence and well versed in the social science and the Arabic language . Mufti has the power to issue verdicts known as Fatwas or in other words his answer was the Fatwa.

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By Safavid aid, Humayun overthrown Sikandar Shah Suri to recapture Delhi and Agra, the capitals of the Mughal Empire founded by his father Babur, in 1555 AD.