Delhi Sultanate Flashcards
Who came to India in 712AD?
The Arab Conquest:
Muhammad bin Qasim (Commander of Umayyad Kingdom) defeated Dahir (Ruler of Sind Kingdom)
The people of Sind were given _______ status by MBQ?
The people of Sind were given Zimmis status by MBQ
Who was the first Muslim ruler to levy Jiziya (Tax paid by non - muslims only) in India?
MBQ - Muhammad bin Qasim
Mahmud of Gazani raided India for?
Loot - He looted primarily temples as they were such as banks of the past
Poet - laureate in court of Mahmud of Gazani and Author of Shah Namah?
Firdausi
Author of kitab - i - Hind?
Alberuni
Who is responsible for the establishment of Turkish rule in India?
Muhammad Ghori
Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the battle of Tarain
Sources to study Delhi Sultanate
Tarikh/Tawrikh - Written in Persian
Five dynasties of Delhi Sultanate are?
- Slave Dynasty (Mamluk Dynasty)
- Khalji Dynasty
- Tughlak Dynasty
- Syyaids Dynasty
- Lodhi Dynasty
Prominent kings of Slave Dynasty are?
Qutubuddin Aibak (1206 - 1210 AD)
Iltutmish (1211 - 1236 AD)
Raziya (1236 - 1240 AD)
Balban (1246 - 1287 AD)
Were all kings of Mamluk Dynasty slaves?
No
Prominent kings of Khalji Dynasty are?
Jalaluddin Khalji (1290 - 1296 AD)
Alauddin Khalji (1296 - 1320 AD)
Slave to become King requires what permission?
Khillat (By owner) (or) Mansur (By caliphate)
Prominent kings of Tughlak Dynasty are?
Ghiyasuddin Tughlak (1320 - 1325 AD)
Muhammad bin Tughlak (1325 - 1351 AD)
Firoz Shah Tughlak (1351 - 1388 AD)
Prominent kings of Sayyids Dynasty are?
Timur
Khizr Khan
Mubarak Shah
Alam Shah
Prominent kings of Lodis Dynasty are?
Buhlul Lodi (1451 - 1489)
Sikander Lodi (1489 - 1517)
Ibrahim Lodi (1517 - 1526)
Who assumed title of Sultan and made Lahore capital?
Qutubuddin Aibak (QA)
Muslim writers call QA as?
Aibak Lakh Baksh - Giver of lakhs
QA built two mosques namely?
Quwat - ul - Islam
Dhai - Din - ka - Jhonpara
_____ recognized QA position as a sovereign
Chatr
QA patronized great scholar ________
Hasan Nizami
Who shifted the capital from Lahore to Delhi?
Iltutmish
Real founder of Delhi Sultanate is believed to be?
Iltutmish
About Qutub Minar?
- Started by QA and finished by Iltutmish
- Constructed in the name of Bakthiyar Kaki
Silver tanka (175 grams) and Copper Jital was introduced by?
Iltutmish
Iltutmish’s forty powerful military leaders are known as _____
Chalangani given by Barani
Only women sultan?
Raziya Sultana
Sijda and Paibos introduced by Balban (T/F)
True
Sijda - Bowing down
Paibos - Kissing foot of sultan
Balban introduced a persian festival known as _____?
Nauroz
Spies are known as?
Barids
Military Department is known as?
Diwan - i - arz
Major Military reforms of Alauddin Khalji are?
- Dagh - Branding of Horse
- Chehra - Biometric System
- Huliya - List of Soldiers
Department to control markets is known as?
Diwan - i - Riyasat
Officer under market department is known as?
Naib - i - Riyasat
Land revenue collection department is known as?
Diwan - i - Mustkharaj
Alauddin Khalji patronized famous poets ______
Amir Khusrau and Amir Hasan
He built gateway of Qutub Minar which was known as?
Alai Darwaza
Note: This is an example of First True Arch
Great experimentalist is?
MBT - Muhammad Bin Tughlak