History - Medieval India

Question 1

First Muslim ruler of Kashmir in 1339 AD.

Answer 1

Shamsuddin Shah

Question 2

This ruler was also known as the Akbar of Kashmir

Answer 2

Zainulabdin

Question 3

Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur in this Battle.

Answer 3

Battle of Khanwa, 1527

Question 4

Founder of Vijayanagara empire

Answer 4

Harihara I & Bukka

Question 5

Vasco da Gama came to India during the rule of this Vijayanagara king.

Answer 5

Immadi Narasimha

Question 6

Greatest ruler of Tuluva dynasty

Answer 6

Krishnadevaraya

Question 7

Sufism came from this doctrine.

Answer 7

Wahadat-ul-Wujud

• propounded by Ibn-ul-Arabi

Question 8

Bhakti movement was initiated in South India by _____ (aka saint poets).

Answer 8

Alvars

• displayed the emotional side of Vaishnavism through Prabandhas

Question 9

___ gave the concept of Vishishtadvaita in the Bhakti movement.

Answer 9

Ramanuja

Question 10

____ published the first receivable edition of the Marathi Gita - Janesvari

Answer 10

Ekanath

Question 11

Guru Nanak was born in ____.

Answer 11

Talwandi

Question 12

Philosophy of Chaitanya is called ____.

Answer 12

Achityabhedaveda

• founder of modern Vaishnav sect in Bengal

Question 13

Babur originally ruled over this place.

Answer 13

Ferghana

Question 14

Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in this battle.

Answer 14

Battle of Panipat, 1526

• established Muslim rule in North India

Question 15

This battle that was fought on land and water simultaneously in medieval India.

Answer 15

Battle of Ghaghra

• between Babur and Muhammad Lodhi

Question 16

Another name for Baburnama

Answer 16

Tuzuk-i-Babari

Question 17

Babur was the first to title himself ____.

Answer 17

Badshah

Question 18

____ defeated Humayun in the Battle of Chausa (1539) & Battle of Kannauj (1540).

Answer 18

Sher Shah

Question 19

____ built Buland Darwaja [1602].

Answer 19

Akbar

• in Fatehpur Sikri, Gujarat

Question 20

Birbal’s real name.

Answer 20

Mahesh Das

Question 21

____ wrote Akbarnama.

Answer 21

Abdul Fazal

• appendix is called ‘Ain-i-Akbari’

Question 22

First Englishman to visit Akbar’s court.

Answer 22

Ralph Fitch

Question 23

First Mughal ruler to separate religion from politics.

Answer 23

Akbar

Question 24

Battle of Haldighatti [1576] was fought between:

Answer 24

Maharana Pratap & Akbar’s army led by Raja Maan Singh

Question 25

___ was called 'Zinda pir'.

Answer 25

Aurangzeb

Question 26

The death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb occurred at ____.

Answer 26

Ahmednagar

Question 27

Who died in the Kalinjar Fort situated in the Bundelkhand region of central India?

Answer 27

Sher Shah Suri

Question 28

_____ was constructed by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri was basically for the purpose of discussing matters related to all religions.

Answer 28

Ibaadat Khana

Question 29

Birth place of Humayun

Answer 29

Kabul

Question 30

Who built the tomb of itmad ud daula?

Answer 30

Nur Jahan

Question 31

Maritime power was a distinct character of which dynasty in medeival India?

Answer 31

Cholas - had the greatest navy of all time

Question 32

Who got the title of Amir-e-Akhur?

Answer 32

Balban

Question 33

Tarikh-i-Daudi was written by ____.

Answer 33

Abdullah

Question 34

The Turkish chiefs of Delhi invited ____ to ascend the throne in place of Aramshah.

Answer 34

Iltutmish

Question 35

____ issued purely Arabic coinage of silver tanka.

Answer 35

Iltutmish

Question 36

Alauddin sent an army under these two generals to capture Gujarat.

Answer 36

Ulugh Khan & Nusurat Khan

Question 37

The palace complex called Tughlaqabad with its beautiful lake was built during the period of ____.

Answer 37

Firozshah Tughlaq - also built Kotla fort in Delhi

Question 38

Who acquired the title of Gajabetegara?

Answer 38

Deva Raya II

Question 39

Who introduced the use of gunpowder in the war against the Vijayanagar kings in Belgaum?

Answer 39

Mahmud Gawan

Question 40

Who constructed the Gulbarga Fort (Karnataka)?

Answer 40

Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah

Question 41

Who built a new city at Delhi named Dinapanah?

Answer 41

Humayun

Question 42

Tansen accepted Islam at the hand of which great Sufi Saint?

Answer 42

Muhammad Ghaus

Question 43

Who was the fifth Peshwa?

Answer 43

Narayan Rao

Question 44

___ assumed the title 'Shah Alam-I'

Answer 44

Bahadur Shah

Question 45

____ abolished jaziya.

Answer 45

Jahandar Shah

Question 46

Kohinoor diamond was mined at ____.

Answer 46

Rayalseema, Andhra Pradesh

Question 47

___ defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat, 1761.

Answer 47

Alamgir II - son of Jahandar Shah

Question 48

Last Mughal emperor

Answer 48

Bahadur Shah Zafar - aka Bahadur Shah II

Question 49

____ was in charge of judiciary matters after the king in the Mughal rule.

Answer 49

Chief Qazi

Question 50

Head of the province in the Mughal rule.

Answer 50

Subedar

Question 51

Famous painters in Akbar's court

Answer 51

Jaswant & Dasawant

Question 52

___ built Humayun's tomb.

Answer 52

Haji Begum - his wife

Question 53

Mughal paintings reached its zenith during ___'s rule.

Answer 53

Jehangir

Question 54

____ translated Tuzuk-i-Babari from Turki to Persian.

Answer 54

Khan Abdur Rahman

Question 55

Real name of Shershah Suri

Answer 55

Farid

Question 56

Padmavat was written by ____ during the rule of ____.

Answer 56

Malik-Muhammad Jayasi, Shershah

Question 57

Shivaji belonged to the ____ clan of Marathas.

Answer 57

Bhonsle

Question 58

Shivaji defeated the Mughal forces in this battle.

Answer 58

Battle of Salher, 1672

Question 59

These were the two titles that Shivaji assumed:

Answer 59

Chhatrapati & Haindava Dharmodarak