Arrival of Islamic Civilization in India and the Delhi Sultanate Flashcards
Islamic Civilization in India date
Islamic Civilization in India 1200-1500 CE
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The Delhi Sultanate was established in ___ __with the Muslim conquest of ____ India
The Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206 CE with the Muslim conquest of Northern India
Was the Delhi Sultanate, the first part of india to be ruled by Muslims? If not then, what was first ruled by muslims? and when?
It was not the first part of India to be ruled by Muslims. Parts of the far Northwestern coastal area had been brought under Muslim control around 712 CE.
Who ruled Northern India from about 1236-1239?
After Iltutmish’s death, his daughter, Raziyyat, ruled from around 1236-1239.
Who managed to hold out against the Mongol Invasion of Asia?
During the first dynasty, Iltutmish (r. 1210-1236) managed to hold out against the Mongol Invasion leaving troops (a group of soldiers) on India’s northern border in the Panjab.
What did Qutb-ud-din authorize the construction of in Northern India?
Qutb-ud-din, authorized the construction of a major mosque complex.
Where did Qutb-ud-din, authorized the construction of a major mosque complex ?
Qutb-ud-din, authorized the construction of a major mosque complex in Delhi, the capital of his new state.
Ashoka’s pillar was made in …………… century?
3rd century
What was the Qutb Minar was distinguished by?
The Qutb Minar was distinguished by its towering decorative minaret
Where was the Ashokas iron pillar left near?
The Ashoka’s iron pillar was left near the mosque in Qutb Minar complex.
What does the Ashoka’s Iron pillar being left near Qutib Minar show?
It shows how a symbol of power and ideology were absorbed and repositioned in a Central position of later structures.
The Vijayanagara Empire Date
The Vijayanagara Empire in the South of India (1346-1646)
The Sultanate’s influence over the ___ and ___ Indian provinces was ___ where other groups held power
The Sultanate’s influence over the central and southern Indian provinces was weaker where other groups held power
Where ansd when did the Vijayanagara Empire emerge?
The Vijayanagara Empire emerged in Southern India in 1346
The Vijayanagara Empire lasted until?
lasted until the military defeat at Talikota in 1565.
Until when did the Vijayanagara continued to have local power?
The Vijayanagara continued to have local power until about 1646.
Where did the Mughal power base originate?
The Mughal base of power originated in the Punjab region.
Who was the first Mughal Emperor who sought to conquer and expand power?
The first Mughal Emperor who sought to conquer and
expand power was Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad also known as Babur.
Who was Babur?
The first Mughal Emperor who sought to conquer and
expand power
known as Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad also known as Babur, or the Tiger.
Babur was a distant descendant of Ghengis Khan the Mongol conqueror.
By ___ his armies captured ___ and Agra and held the major centers of power in ___ India. From there he expanded and established an empire between
__-__
By 1505 his armies captured Delhi and Agra and held the major centers of power in Northern India. From there he expanded and established an empire between 1525 – 1550.
Who were the sons of Barbur
Humayun and Sher Shah were sons of Babur
When did Humayun trip and fall to his death?
In 1556, an accident occurred when Humayun, a keen astronomer, tripped and fell to his death from the steps of one of the observatories.
Who was Akbar?
Akbar succeeded his father Humayun at the age of 13 as the Mughal ruler.
What was Akbar known for?
He was known to sometimes slip out of the palace in ordinary clothes so he could mix with the ordinary citizens in the bazaars and markets of the city
What Akbar did identify?
He identified with the mixture of cultures in India and tried to establish a policy of tolerance and peace among the divisions of Indian society.
Akbar built a new capital outside of Delhi at __-, where the immense Red Fort was constructed.
Akbar built a new capital outside of Delhi at Agra, where the immense Red Fort was constructed.
The Mughal Empire ruled from ____India. It held influence and power in regions now known as ___-and ___.
The Mughal Empire ruled from Northern India. It held influence and power in regions now known as Pakistan and India.
In which period was the Fort of Lahore and the gardens of Lahore built
The Fort of Lahore and the gardens of Lahore were built during the Mughal period.
Most famous Mughal architecture.
Taj Mahal-famous Mughal architecture.
The Mughal Empire created ___ and a _____ to maintain the empire as it traded with the neighbouring land-based empires such as the ___Empire and the ____Dynasty.
The Mughal Empire created institutions and a bureaucracy to maintain the empire as it traded with the neighbouring land-based empires such as the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty.
_____’s __ __ at Agra is one of the most symbolic and representative of Mughal architecture.
Akbar’s Red Fort at Agra is one of the most symbolic and representative of Mughal architecture.
About Akbar’s red fort at Agra –
It is highly functional as a defensive structure that could house and centrally control his army and other important bureaucracies of the government.
Taj Mahal-
The most famous of the Mughal period buildings is the Taj Mahal built out of white marble with precious stones and gold inlays. The structure was started in 1631 and completed years later. it was built by Shah Jahan for his wife who died during the childbirth
