Medieval Indian History MCQs

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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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In 1293 A.D., Marco Polo, an Italian traveller visited Motupalli, a famous sea port during Kakatiya Dynasty. He wrote about the prosperity and power of the kingdom under Rudrammadevi.  Polo visited India twice, in 1287-78 and 1291-92. He landed on the Coromandel Coast in 1292 after a two-year trip by sea across the Indian Ocean. He joined the Tamil Pandya kingdom around Tanjore.  Polo wrote about his experiences in the book The book of Sir Marco Polo. He described the Kakatiya Empire’s extensive diamond and muslin exports. He said that these exports were likely used by his patron, the Great Kublai Khan of Yuan China.

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Abu Rayhan Biruni or Alberonius (Latin) was a Persian Scholar and polymath of the 11th century. He accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni in his conquests to South Asia.
Al Beruni was the First Muslim Scholar to study India and its ancient traditions. He is called father of Indology and the first anthropologist. He is called one of the earliest and greatest polymath of the Islamic World.

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Hazara Rama Temple, also known as Hazura, was constructed under Devaraya II in the early 15th century. It is located in Hampi, the Vijayanagara Empire’s capital. The temple features Ramayana reliefs and was originally a sanctum with a pillared hall and ardhamandapa, later expanded with an open porch. Devaraya II ruled from 1422 to 1446 and expanded the empire through military conquests.

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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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Raja Todar Mal was the finance minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar’s reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar’s ‘darbar’. He developed the expertise during Shershah suri.

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Hindi poet Jagannath Pandit Raj was the most favorite poet of Shahjahan. He served as Mughal emperors of Jehangir and Shah Jahan.

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Shivaji was formally crowned Chhatrapati (meaning lord of the umbrella, the umbrella being an important symbol of royalty), on June 6, 1674 at Raigad fort, and given the title Kshatriya Kulavantas Sinhasanadheeshwar Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

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Ferozshah Tughlaq shifted the pillars from Topra and meerut to New Delhi. He has a sense of history. The pillars belonged to Ahoka’s reign.

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Abbas Khan Sherwani was the court historian of Shershah Suri and also adorned Mughal emperor Akbar’s royal court. On the  orders of Mughal emperor Akbar, he wrote Tarikh-i- Shershahi (or Tuhfut-i-Akbarshahi) that deals with the descriptions from 1539 AD to 1555 AD.