Medieval Indian History MCQs

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The maximum number of Mongol attacks were faced by Alauddin Khilji. He built Siri his capital mainly to deter the Mongols.

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Ramananda was first Bhakti saint and founder of Bhakti Movement of northern India. He preached in Hindi, the language of the masses. Kabir was a disciple of Ramananda.
Ramananda 12 disciples included Anantananda, Sursurananda, Sukhanand, Naraharidāsa, Bhavanand, Bhagat Pipa, Kabir, Sen, Dhanna, Ravidas and two women disciples viz. Sursuri and Padyawati. Among them, Kabir was most radical and adopted non-conformist stand later on

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Ustad Mansur as a painter started his career during the last few years of Akbar`s reign as a minor painter. However, later he flourished during the time of Jahangir.
Ustad Mansur was a leading painter in Emperor Jahangir’s court who was famous for depicting plants and animals. Most important paintings were of Siberian Crane and Dodo. The latter was an important source of reference for Zoologists till date. The Siberian Crane painted on paper is highly intricate showing the wrinkles on the bare skin, the legs and a small feather stuck to the claw.

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Surdas was born somewhere between 1478 and 1483; and died somewhere between 1579 and 1584. He was contemporary of Akbar (reign. 1556-1605). Thus, Sur Sagar was composed during his reign. Tulsidas was also a contemporary of Akbar.

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During the Akbar’s reign the Amalguzar was assigned to exercise a general supervision over all types of lands for the purpose of imperial rules and regulations and the assessment and collection of land revenue uniformly.

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The Ryotwari system was originally introduced by Shershah Suri. He had surveyed the entire land under cultivation of his territory and fixed per bigha due on the basis of average of three rates representing good, middle and low soils.

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In 1303 AD, Rana Rawal Ratan Singh was the ruler of Chittorgarh when Allauddin Khilji invaded and annexed it. The first Jauhar of royal Rajput ladies at Chittorgarh was also took place. It led by Rani Padmini, wife of Rawal Ratan Singh (King of Mewar) as she preferred to die rather than to surrender themselves against Sultan.

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Kismat-i-Khuti, headmen’s cess, was abolished under the reign of Allauddin Khilji.

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Akbar was born in 1542 at Amarkot (Now in Pakistan) in the palace of King Veersaal when his father Humayun fled from military defeat at the hands of Sher Shah Suri.

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Akbar invaded the Chittorgarh Fort in the year 1568. Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan is one of the largest forts in India and a UNESCO World Heritage site. At this time, third Jauhar at Chittor took place. Though, Rana Udai Singh II and the royal family of Mewar escaped before the capture of the fort and moved to the foothills of Aravalli range where Rana Udai Singh founded the new city, Udaipur.