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History - Medieval India Flashcards

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First Muslim ruler of Kashmir in 1339 AD.

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Shamsuddin Shah

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This ruler was also known as the Akbar of Kashmir

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Zainulabdin

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Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur in this Battle.

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Battle of Khanwa, 1527

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Founder of Vijayanagara empire

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Harihara I & Bukka

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

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Immadi Narasimha

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Greatest ruler of Tuluva dynasty

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Krishnadevaraya

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Sufism came from this doctrine.

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Wahadat-ul-Wujud

  • propounded by Ibn-ul-Arabi
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Bhakti movement was initiated in South India by _____ (aka saint poets).

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Alvars

  • displayed the emotional side of Vaishnavism through Prabandhas
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___ gave the concept of Vishishtadvaita in the Bhakti movement.

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Ramanuja

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

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Ekanath

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Guru Nanak was born in ____.

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Talwandi

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12
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Philosophy of Chaitanya is called ____.

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Achityabhedaveda

  • founder of modern Vaishnav sect in Bengal
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13
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Babur originally ruled over this place.

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Ferghana

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Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in this battle.

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Battle of Panipat, 1526

  • established Muslim rule in North India
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This battle that was fought on land and water simultaneously in medieval India.

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Battle of Ghaghra

  • between Babur and Muhammad Lodhi
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Another name for Baburnama

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Tuzuk-i-Babari

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17
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Babur was the first to title himself ____.

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Badshah

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18
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____ defeated Humayun in the Battle of Chausa (1539) & Battle of Kannauj (1540).

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Sher Shah

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____ built Buland Darwaja [1602].

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Akbar

  • in Fatehpur Sikri, Gujarat
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20
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Birbal’s real name.

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Mahesh Das

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21
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____ wrote Akbarnama.

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Abdul Fazal

  • appendix is called ‘Ain-i-Akbari’
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22
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First Englishman to visit Akbar’s court.

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Ralph Fitch

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First Mughal ruler to separate religion from politics.

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Akbar

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Battle of Haldighatti [1576] was fought between:

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

25
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___ was called ‘Zinda pir’.

26
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The death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb occurred at ____.

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Ahmednagar

27
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Who died in the Kalinjar Fort situated in the Bundelkhand region of central India?

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Sher Shah Suri

28
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_____ was constructed by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri was basically for the purpose of discussing matters related to all religions.

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Ibaadat Khana

29
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Birth place of Humayun

30
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Who built the tomb of itmad ud daula?

31
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Maritime power was a distinct character of which dynasty in medeival India?

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Cholas

  • had the greatest navy of all time
32
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Who got the title of Amir-e-Akhur?

33
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Tarikh-i-Daudi was written by ____.

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

35
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____ issued purely Arabic coinage of silver tanka.

36
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Alauddin sent an army under these two generals to capture Gujarat.

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Ulugh Khan & Nusurat Khan

37
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The palace complex called Tughlaqabad with its beautiful lake was built during the period of ____.

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Firozshah Tughlaq

  • also built Kotla fort in Delhi
38
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Who acquired the title of Gajabetegara?

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Deva Raya II

39
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Who introduced the use of gunpowder in the war against the Vijayanagar kings in Belgaum?

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Mahmud Gawan

40
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Who constructed the Gulbarga Fort (Karnataka)?

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Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah

41
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Who built a new city at Delhi named Dinapanah?

42
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Tansen accepted Islam at the hand of which great Sufi Saint?

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Muhammad Ghaus

43
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Who was the fifth Peshwa?

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Narayan Rao

44
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___ assumed the title ‘Shah Alam-I’

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Bahadur Shah

45
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____ abolished jaziya.

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Jahandar Shah

46
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Kohinoor diamond was mined at ____.

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Rayalseema, Andhra Pradesh

47
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___ defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat, 1761.

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Alamgir II

  • son of Jahandar Shah
48
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Last Mughal emperor

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Bahadur Shah Zafar

  • aka Bahadur Shah II
49
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____ was in charge of judiciary matters after the king in the Mughal rule.

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Chief Qazi

50
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Head of the province in the Mughal rule.

51
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Famous painters in Akbar’s court

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Jaswant & Dasawant

52
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___ built Humayun’s tomb.

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Haji Begum

  • his wife
53
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Mughal paintings reached its zenith during ___’s rule.

54
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____ translated Tuzuk-i-Babari from Turki to Persian.

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Khan Abdur Rahman

55
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Real name of Shershah Suri

56
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Padmavat was written by ____ during the rule of ____.

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Malik-Muhammad Jayasi, Shershah

57
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Shivaji belonged to the ____ clan of Marathas.

58
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Shivaji defeated the Mughal forces in this battle.

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Battle of Salher, 1672

59
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These were the two titles that Shivaji assumed:

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Chhatrapati & Haindava Dharmodarak

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