EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA

Question 1

AUTHOR OF SHAH NAMAH?

Answer 1

FIRDAUSI- POET LAUREATE IN THE COURT OF MAHMUD GHAZNI.

Question 2

BATTLE OF TARAIN (BOTH)?

Answer 2

1. FIRST BATTLE OF TARAIN- 1191, PRITHVIRAJ CHAHUHAN DEFEATED MUHAMMAD GHORI.
2. SECOND BATTLE OF TARAIN-1192, MUHAMMAD GHORI DEFEATED AND KILLED PRITHVIRAJ.
   THE FIRST MUSLIM KINGDOM WAS THUS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN INDIA AT AJMER.

Question 3

BATTLES THAT LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TURKISH RULE IN INDIA?

Answer 3

1. SECOND BATTLE OF TARAIN.
2. BATTLE OF CHANDAWAR- MUHAMMAD GHORI VS GAHADVALA RULER JAYACHANDRA. KANAUJ WAS OCCUPIED AFTER THIS BATTLE.

Question 4

WHO WAS THE RULER OF SIND DURING THE INVASION OF MUHAMMAD BIN QASIM?

Answer 4

DAHIR.

Question 5

MATCH THE FOLLOWING
1. GURJARA PRATIHARAS, RAJYAPALA, SOLANKIS, DAHIR.
A. KANAUJ, BHINMAL, AROR, ANHILWAD.

Answer 5

1. GURJARA PRATIHARAS- BHINMAL
2. RAJYAPALA- KANAUJ
3. SOLANKIS- ANHILWAD
4. DAHIR- AROR

Question 6

MAHMUD OF GHAZNI HANDED OVER THE INDIAN POSSESSIONS TO AIBAK.
TRUE/FALSE.

Answer 6

FALSE, MUHAMMAD GHORI.