7th scert Flashcards
the famous words of Khafi Khan, a courtier of Emperor _____
Aurangzeb
types of lands gift ed by the Chola
kings
1.Vellanvagai - land of non-brahmin
proprietors
2.Brahmadeya - land gift ed to Brahmins
3.Shalabhoga - land for the maintenance
of a school
4.Devadana - land gift ed to temples
Pallichchandam - land donated to Jaina
institutions
Tiruvalangadu plates of
Rajendra
Chola I
Anbil plates of
Sundara Chola
Uttiramerur inscriptions
in
Kanchipuram district
Khajuraho monuments
(Madhya Pradesh)
Konark
(Odisha)
Dilwara
(Mt.Abu, Rajastan)
(Brihadeshwara),
Thanjavur
Vitala and Virupaksha temples at Hampi similarly speak of the contribution of
Vijayanagara rulers (15th century).
Charminar (Hyderabad)
(Hyderabad)
who had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.
Muhammad Ghori
who introduced by Iltutmish,
Silver Tanka
Forty-eight jitals were equal to
1 silver tanka.
which was known as the period of devotional literature
Chola period
Periyapuranam
Sekkizhar’s
Nalayira Divyaprabhandham, composed by ____ and compiled by ____
12 Azhwars
Nathamuni,
Devaram composed by________ and compiled by_____
Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar
Nambiyandar Nambi
Thiruvasagam
Manikkavasakar’s
Gita Govindam (12th century)
Jayadeva’s
Madura Vijayam and Amuktamalyatha were poems composed by
Gangadevi and Krishnadevaraya
Chand Bardai’s
Prithiviraj Raso
Rajtarangini (11th century).
Kalhana’s
____ is an Arabic word meaning generations or centuries.
Tabakat
_____ is a Persian word meaning autobiography
Tuzk
Tarikh or Tahquiq are Arabic words meaning
history.
Minhaj-us-Siraj, patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of Slave Dynasty, wrote
Tabakat-i-Nasiri(The compendium deals with the period from the conquest of Muhammad Ghori to A.D. (CE) 1260)
Hasan Nizami, a migrant from Ghazni wrote. _______towards the end of Iltutmish’s rule.
Taj-ul-Ma’asir
Zia-ud-Barni, a courtier of Muhammad Tughluq, wrote_____________ in which he dealt with the history of Delhi Sultanate from Ghiyas-ud-din Balban to the early years of the reign of Firoz Shah Tughluq.
Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi,
Ferishta’s_____– deals with the history of the rise of the Mughal power in India.
Tarikh-i-Frishta (16th century)
Babur Nama
Babur’s
Ain-i-Akbari and Akbar Nama
Abul Fazal’s
Tuzk-i-Jahangiri,
Jahangir
Tabakat-i-Akbari,
Nizam-ud-din Ahmad
Tarikh-i-Badauni (Badauni’s History)
Marco Polo, a Venetian traveller, visited when the Pandya kingdom was becoming the leading Tamil power in the
13th century
Al-Beruni (11th century) accompanied
(Mahmud’s Somnath expedition)
Mahmud of Ghazni
In his book Tahquiq-i-Hind,__________discussed the Indian conditions, systems of knowledge, social norms and religion.
Alberuni
Ibn Battuta (14th century), an Arab-born Morocco scholar His travelogue ________
(Rihla [The Travels])
Vijayanagar had many foreign visitors who left behind their detailed accounts of the state.
An Italian named Nicolo Conti came in 1420.
Abdur-Razzaq came from Heart (the court of Great Khan in Central Asia) in 1443.
Domingo Paes, a Portuguese traveller, visited the city in 1522.
chronicler
a person who writes accounts of important historical events
repositories
the places, buildings where materials are stored or kept
க
ளஞ்சியங்க ள்
substantiate
to prove with evidence
_________ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.
Taj-ul-Ma’asir
_____ contained 3.6 grains of silver
A jital
Slave Dynasty
(1206 - 1290)
Muslim rule in India was established by_________ in 12th century A.D. (CE).
Muhammad Ghori
ghori nurtured special slaves called _______- (a Persian term used for slaves purchased for military service)
bandagan
the foundation of the Slave Dynasty by_____. This dynasty is also known as Mamluk dynasty.
Qutb-ud-din-Aibak
Qutb-ud-din-Aibak year
(1206 - 1210)
Qutb-ud-din-Aibak began his rule by establishing _______ as the capital of his kingdom. Later he shifted his capital to .
Lahore
Delhi
Aibak built the ________(mosque) in Delhi
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid
who laid the foundation of the Qutb-Minar,
Qutb-ud-din-Aibak
Qutb-Minar, finished by
Iltutmish
Aibak died of injuries received during an accidental fall from a horse, while playing polo in
1210.
Iltutmish years
(1210 - 1236)
Aibak’s son
Aram Shah
In order to counter the possible attack of the Mongols, Iltutmish organised Turkish nobility into a select group of 40 nobles known as
chahalgani or The Forty.
-___– granted iqtas (land) to members of his army. Iqta is the land granted to army officials in lieu of a regular wage
Iltutmish
The iqta holder is called the______who had to provide the Sultan with military assistance in times of war.
iqtadar or muqti
