medieval history of punjab Flashcards
slave dynasty was founded by
qutub ud din aibak
who was the last ruler of slave dynasty
kaiqubad
founder of tughlaq dynasty in india was
ghiasu din tughlaq
during the rule of razia sultan, who was governor of bathinda
malik ikhtiyar ud din altuni
founder of khilji dynasty
jalal ud din khilji
who was deputed to oppose ala-ud-din khilji attack
tughlaq khan governor of punjab
who was governor of punjab on behalf of timur
khizr khan
who founded firozepur
firoze shah tughlaq
who was founder of sayyid dynasty
khizr khan
who was governor of sirhind during khizr khan’s rule
sultan shah lodhi
lodhi dynasty was founded by
behlol lodhi
mughals controlled region of punjab from and to
from 1526 to 1739
which was first territory to fall to babur attack
punjab
which was three capitals under mughals
agra delhi and lahore
akbar divided punjab into 2 provinces and named them
lahore and multan
humanyun had appointed bairam khan the governor of which place
sirhind
first date of sikhism
1469
sikh owes its origin to which language
sanskrit
guru nanak dev ji was born in
1469
guru nanak dev ji was guru during the tenure of emperor
babur
which city was founded by guru nanak dev ji
kartarpur
“aiti maar payi kurlane tain ki dard na aaya” was written by guru nanak dev ji after the invasion by
babur
in which year shri guru nanak dev ji started his first udasi
1499
which guru started langar pratha
guru nanak dev ji
‘sidh gosht’ is a composition of
guru nanak dev ji
guru nanak dev ji attained enlightenment on banks of which river
river bein
meaning of ‘haumai’
self will
what was profession of bhai laalo who was associated with guru nanak dev ji
carpenter
how guru nanak dev ji associated with city of kartarpur
spent final 18 year of his life at kartarpur sahib
name the biography of guru nanak written by his lifelong companion bhai bala
janam sakhi
who composed ‘asa di var’
guru nanak dev ji
‘asa di var’ in guru granth sahib is a collection of _____ stanzas (pauris)
24
‘pawan guru pani pita mata dharat mahat’ written by guru nanak dev ji is a part of
japji sahib
japji sahib is composed by
guru nanak dev ji
barah mah is composed by
guru nanak dev ji
asa di vaar is composed by
guru nanak dev ji
which emperor was the comtemporary ruler of guru nanak dev ji
babur
who is second sikh guru
guru angad
what was original name of guru angad
lehna
gurudwara mal akhara is known for family home of
guru angad dev ji
guru angad dev ji founded which city
khadur sahib
who wrote the famous bhai bale wali janam sakhi
guru angad dev ji
the tradition of mal akhara was started by
guru angad dev ji
gurmukhi was standardized by
guru angad dev ji
which ruler was the contemporary ruler of guru angad dev ji
sher shah suri
which of the following stated personalities helped guru angad dev ji to write the biography of guru nanak dev ji
bhai bala ji
which city was founded by guru amar das ji
goindwal sahib
which sikh gur constructed ‘baoli’ at goindwal sahib
84 steps by guru amar das ji
‘pangat must precede sangat’ was started by which guru
guru amar das ji
which sikh guru prohibited sati and purdah system
guru amar das ji
which sikh guru introdiced anand karaj which was a special kind of marriage ceremony
guru amar das
which guru estd manji system
guru amar das ji
‘anand sahib ‘ was composed by which of the following guru
guru amar das ji
which of the following emperor ruled at the time of guru amar das ji
akbar
masand system to collect money for religious purpose was started by
guru ram das ji
guru who composed ‘lavan’ the poetry for anand karaj
guru ramdas
which city is known as ‘guru ka chakk’
amritsar
which emperor granted a site to guru ramdas ji’s wife where later he had a tank dug
akbar
guru k mahal was estd in ________ by ________ in punjab
1573, guru ram das
who founded the gurudwara guru ka mahal
guru ram das
who laid the foundation of amritsar city
guru ram das
which ruler was the contemporary of guru ram das ji
akbar
masand system was started by
guru ram das ji
ghorian was composed by
guru ram das ji
lavan was composed by
guru ram das ji
contribution of ram das in granth sahib
638 hyms in 30 different ragas
baba shri chand visited a guru whi was asked about his long opened beard to this he replied that it keeps it to wipe with it the feet of saintly men like baba shri chand. listening to this baba shri chand realised that his father’s inheritance is in right hands. which guru is reffered to here
guru ram das ji
guru arjan dev ji was born in
goindwal sahib
which amongst the guru can be attributed for completing the amritsar tank
guru arjan dev ji
the corner stone of the foundation of shri harminder sahib was laid by
mian mir
which one of the guru compiled the adi granth
guru arjan dev ji
when was the adi granth installed in harminder saib
1604
who scribed adi granth in 1604
bhai gurdas
which guru sahib has given pothi sahib
guru arjan dev ji
dasvandh was started by which guru
guru arjan devji
chrono order of hymns of bhagats and saints in adi granth
saadhna, ramandand, dhanna, soordas
whose hymns are included in adi granth
shaikh farid, kabir, ravidas
who was the first granthi of harmandir sahib
baba budha ji
who composed ‘sukhmani sahib’ in adi granth
guru arjan dev ji
ragi tradition of shabad kirtan was started under the patronage of
guru arjan dev ji
ruhela village was rebuilt by guru arjan dev ji was renamed as
sri hargobindpur
which sikh guru helped the prince khusrao with money and blessings
sri guru arjan dev ji
guru arjan dev ji completed the cintruction of which sarowars
satokhsar and ramsar sarowars
which king donated the golden plates that covers the walls of harminder sahib
maharja ranjit singh
boali was built by guru arjan dev ji in which town
lahore
the fifth guru, guru arjan dev ji was martyred on orders of which mughal emperor
jahangir
which was the first guru to be martyred
guru arjan dev
who was mughal emperor durin the time of guru arjan dev ji
akbar
miri piri introduced by
guru hargobind ji
who brought martial turn to sikhism
guru hargobind ji
who built sri akal takht sahib
guru hargobind ji
which city was founded by hargobind ji
kiratpur
fort of lohgarh was built by
guru hargobind
who is named as bandi chorh guru
guru hargobind ji
under which guru the sikhs became a political and military force
guru hargobind ji
which mughal emperor kept guru hargobind ji at fort gwalior in captavity
jahangir
which ruler was the contemporary of guru hargobind ji
shah jahan
the sikh guru who was born and died at same place
guru har rai
which guru conducted the missions called ‘bakhshishein’
guru har rai ji
the founder of patiala nabha and jind was blessed by which guru
guru har rai ji
dara shikoh the oldest son of shah jahan sought blessings of which guru
guru har rai ji
which personality took blessings of har rai ji
dara shikoh
which ruler was the contemporay of guru har rai ji
shah jahan
who among the following sikh guru was youngest
guru harkrishan sahib ji
who was named bala pir
guru harkrishan ji
which ruler had summoned guru har krishan ji
aurangzebwh
who was th econtemporay ruler of guru harkrishan ji
auranjeb
which sikh guru is known as ‘hind di chadar’
guru tegh bahadur ji
which town was founded by guru tegh bahadur ji
chak nanaki
which guru founded anandpur sahib
guru tegh bahadur ji
chak nanaki later became famous as
anandpur sahib
who built gurudwara sis ganj and rakaab ganj in delhi
sardar baghel singh
which ruler was contemporary of guru tegh bahadur ji
aurangjeb
guru tegh bahadur ji was beheaded by
jalal ud din of samana in chandni chownk
guru tegh bahadur ji was martyred in which year
1675
who was executed the same day as guru tegh bahdur ji
bhai mati das and bhai dayala
khalsa was estd in _______ by sri gur gobind singh ji at
1699, anandpur sahib
when was khalsa panth founded
1699
the khalsa was founded on
vaishakhi of 1699
__________ is the birthplace of khalsa
takht keshgarh sahib
which guru address the sikhs as khalsa
guru gobind singh ji
karra to be weared by sikhs was to be made of
iron
dasam granth was written at which place
damdama sahib
guru gobind singh fought his first battle at
bhangani
guru gobind singh ji fought his first battle on the banks of which river
giri
battle of nadaun was fought between
guru gobind singh ji and alif khan
kalmaut was captured by sikhs after defeating raja bhimchand in the battle of
battle of basoli
zafarnama is written by
guru gobind singh ji
masand system was abolished by
guru gobind singh ji
who fought battle of khidrana
guru gobind singh ji
which of the battle is related to chali mukte
battle of khidrana
mittar pyare nu haal murida da kehna was written by
guru gobind singh ji
‘chun kar az hameh heelate dar guzasht halal ast burden bi-shamsher dast’ this verse is a part of which work by guru gobind singh ji?
zafarnama
dasam granth is compilation of how many books?
18
zafarnama was written in which language
persian
var sri bhagauti ji ki is composed by
guru gobind singh ji
bachitra natak is composed by
guru gobind singh ji
akal ustat is composed by
guru gobind singh ji
chandi di vaar is composed by
guru gobind singh ji
guru gobind singh marg connects?
anandpur sahib with damdama sahib
guru gobind singh marg covers _____ historical places and ______ villages
91 hist. places and 222 vill.
daya ram (panj pyare) was a
khatri from lahore
dharam das (panj pyare) was a
jat of delhi
mohkam chand (panj pyare) was a
calico printer from gujarat
himmat rai (panj pyare) was a
water carrier from orissa
sahib chand (panj pyare) was a
barber from bidar, karnataka
who won battle of khidrana
guru ji and his sikhs
who won battle of nadaun
guru ji and hill rajas
who won 2nd battle of anandpur
hill chiefs and mughals under wazir khan
who won battle of chamkaur
mughal forces
result of battle of bhangani
bhimchand and other rajput rajas became friends of guru
result of battle of nadaun
alif khan was defeated
result of battle of chamkaur
ajit and jujhar singh died fighting heroically
battle of basoli
sikhs attacked the territory of raja and captured kalmot
zafarnama was sent to the emperor by?
bhai daya singh and bhai dharam singh
what guru sahib writes in zafarnama
here guru sahib chides the emperor that he is an oath breaker and he had put the fight on to the guru sahib
‘savaiyye’ is authored by which guru sahib
guru gobind singh ji
tarn tarn was estd by
guru arjan dev ji
goindwal sahib was estd by
guru amar das ji
paonta sahib was estd by
guru gobind singh ji
name of guru amar das’s parents
tej bhan ji and mata laxmi ji
parents of guru ram das ji
hari das ji sodhi and mata daya kaur
parents of guru har gobind ji
guru arjan and mata ganga
parents of guru har rai
baba gurditta ji and mata nihal kaur
birth place of guru amar das ji
basarke amritsar
birth place of guru har rai ji
KIRATPUR SAHIB
birthplace of guru gobind singh ji
patna sahib, bihar
birthplace of guru arjan dev ji
goindwal, taran tarn
who was the longest serving sikh guru
guru amar das ji
who was the shortest serving sikh guru
guru har krishan ji
guru granth sahib ji was compiled by
guru arjan dev ji
number of pages in sri guru granth sahib ji
1430
how many guru contributed to guru granth sahib ji
6 out of 10
the musical recitation of the guru granth sahib is known as
shabad kirtan
guru granth sahib is written in which script?
gurmukhi
of the five takhts of sikhism, how many are located in punjab?
three
which talht of sikhism is known as the ‘central altar for sikh political assembly’
shri akal takht
guru-ki-kashi is another name for?
damdama sahib
the first guru granth sahib ji written by guru gobind singh ji resides at which of the following places?
takht sri damdama sahib
takht shri hazir sahib is situated on the banks of which river?
godavari
oldest of give takhts is
shri akal takht
which place is known for creation of khalsa by baptizing ‘panj pyaras’
takht shri keshgarh sahib
which takht is regarded as the centre for propagating sikhism in east india
takht shri patna sahib
shri akal takht is located at
amritsar
shri damdama sahib is located at
talwandi sabo
shri hazur sahib is located at
nanded sahib
shri keshgarh sahib is located at
anandpur sahib
what is banda singh bahadur’s original name?
madho das
what was original name of banda singh bahadur
lachman dev
banda singh bahdur was an ascetic
who converted to sikhism after meeting guru gobind singh
banda singh bahdur made an official seal in the name of
guru nanak dev ji
banda singh made an official seal in name of which 2nd guru
guru gobind singh ji
banda singh bahadur abolished which system
zamindari system
banda singh bahadur made fort of __________ as his capital and renamed it as ____________
mukhlispur and lohgarh
banda singh bahadur’s son name
ajai singh
battle of chappar chiri was fought in 1710 between banda singh bahadur and
wazir khan
wazir khan was killed in which battle
battle of chappar chiri
during the reign of which of the mughal emperors was the sikh leader banda singh bahdur captured and executed
farukhsiyar
which place is also known as ‘lohgarh’
mukhlispur
which mughal was contemporary of banda singh bahadur
bahadur shah
from where was banda singh bahadur captured by the mughal forces
fort of gurdas nangal
who introduced official seal in the name of guru nanak dev ji and guru gobind singh ji
banda singh bahadur
the famous gobind shahi sikka issued after the cinquest of sirhind was struck on which metal
silver
who introduced nanakshahi coins
banda singh bahadur
after the death of banda singh bahadur who was appointed to look after the affairs of harmandir sahib
bhai mani singh
nadir shah invaded punjab in which year
1738
under whose command the sikhs got unified into a single body, dal khalsa in 1748
jassa singh ahluwalia
what was of the buddha dal was
to protect the gurudwaras
what was turana dal was for
to act as combat troops
what is other name of wadda ghallughara
the holocaust of feb 1762
the holocaust of june 1746 in which thousands of sikhs were killed in a war ahainst lakhpat rai, the diwan of lahore is called
chhota ghallughara
‘kup ruhira’ memorial near malerkotla has been built to commemorate
wadda ghallughara
arrange this in chronological order
1. chhota ghallughara
2. the execution of bhai mani singh
3. vadda ghallughara
4. the execution of baba banda singh
4,2,1,3
which misl was not a part of the ‘dal khalsa’
phoolkian misl
how manu sikhs were killed in wadda ghallughara
20000-50000
which memorial is built by punjab govt for wadda ghallughara
kup ruhira
how many misls are mentioned in sikh history
12
the sukarcharia misl was founded by
buddha singh
jai singh belonged to which misl
kanhaya misl
hira singh belonged to which misl
nakkai
dasaundha singh belonged to which misl
nishanwalia
naudh singh belonged to which misl
sukerchakia
patiala, jind, nabha are termed as _________ states
phulkian states
who was the first sikh ruler of punjab
maharaja ranjit singh
what was maharaja ranjit singh’s original name?
budh singh
maharaja ranjit singh gave grants to
harmandir sahib, sachkhand huzoor sahib, vishvanath temple banaras
which date maharaja ranjit singh proclaimed as the maharaja of punjab
vaisakhi of 1801
after the decline of napoleon, two french officers who joined maharaja ranjit singh’s service in 1822 were
captain allard and jean-baptiste ventura
which of the following was the first european officer in the punjab army
price
maharaja ranjit singh was from which misl
sukerchakia misl
correct succession order of maharaja ranjit singh lineage
1. ranjit singh
2. charhat singh
3. buddha singh
4. maha singh
5. naudh singh
3-5-2-4-1
maharaja ranjit singh got the kohinoor back from
shah shuja
ranjit singh empire north border
ladakh
which city was the capital of punjab before india got independence
lahore
after whose death ranjit singh came to power and in which year
maha singh in 1792
in the context of maharaja ranjit singh arrange the following historical events in the correct choronological sequence
- battle of attock
2.conquest of multan - battle of shupaitan
1,2,3
when did ranjit singh won lahore
1799
when did ranjit singh won peshawar
1834
when did ranjit singh won jhang
1807
when did ranjit singh won sialkot
1808
ranjit singh won kasur from
qutubuddin
ranjit singh won kangra from
raja sansar chand
ranjit singh won kashmir from
zabbar khan
ranjit singh won peshawar from
azim khan
the battle of balakot was fough in _________ between the forces of
in 1831 , between maharaja ranjit singh and ahmad barelvi
when did tripartite treaty was signed
it was signed in 1838
what was stated in tripartie treaty of 1838
it was agreed that shah shuja would be installed as the king of kabul with the british and sikh forces
who donanted golden plates to golden temple
ranjit singh
who donanted to vishvanath temple
ranjit singh
who donanted to jwalamukhi temple
ranjit singh
who donanted to kangra temple
ranjit singh
treaty of amritsar was signed between maharaja ranjit singh and british in which year
1809
as per the amritsar treaty of 1809, ___________ was to be the boindary between the sikh empire and the british
river satluj
the treaty of lahore 1809 was signed between the british govt and maharaja ranjit singh, who signed this treaty on behalf of british govt
charles theophilus metcalfe
which ruler confirmed ranjit singh as the governor of lahore in 1799
zaman shah
name european generals who were a part of maharaja ranjit singh’s army
allard and ventura
which coins were issued by maharaja ranjit singh
nanak shahi coins
which land revenue system replace the batai system during the reign of maharaj ranjit singh
kankut system
who were ‘kardars’ under the maharaja ranjit singh goverment
collectors
maharaja dalip singh was made to surrender the ‘kohinoor’ to the british in which year
1849
treaty of lahore, 1846 was signed between
lord hardinge and maharaja daleep singh
in which year did maharaja ranjit singh conquered kashmir
1819
the kingdom of maharaja ranjit singh was divided into how many provinces
4
correct chronological order of the successors to the throne after maharaja ranjit singh
1. kharak singh
2. sher singh
3. chand kaur
4. dalip singh
5. nau nihal singh
1-5-3-2-4
the youngest son of maharaja ranjit singh was
dalip singh
who was french general on the army of maharaja ranjit singh’s army
jean francois allard
which was the rastern and western boundaries of punjab during period od maharaja ranjit singh
ravi river, khyber pass
who sat on the throne of lahore durbar after the death of maharaja ranjit singh
kharak singhw
which minor sikh ling king was forced to renounce all claims of sovereignty in exchange for a british government pension
maharaja duleep singh
which gurudwara was built by maharaja ranjit singh
takht sri patna sahib
who was last sikh ruler of the punjab
dalip singh
what was the name of father of dalip singh
ranjit singh
the anglo sikh war was fought between
sikhs and britishers
who was sikh king at time of first anglo sikh war
maharaja dalip singh
who was governor general of india at the time of first anglo sikh war
lord hardinge
who led sikh forces in battle of mudki
lal singh
the british were defeated by sikhs led by _____________ in which battle
Sardar ranjodh sing in battle of baddowal
date of battle of mudki
18 dec 1845
date of battle of ferozeshehar
21 dec 1845
date of battle of aliwal
28 jan 1846
date of battle of sabraon
10 feb 1846
when was first anglo sikh war was fought
1845
where was the first anglo sikh battle was fought
mudki
who was commander in cheif of punjab during first anglo sikh war
misar tej singh
the battle of mudki was fought between
east india company and sikhs
the waqia-i-jang-i-sikkhan by diwan ajudhia parshad is originally a persian prose rendering the events of
first anglo sikh war
which queen was dissociated from administration according to the treaty of bhairowal
maharani jindan
sardan sham singh attari died fighting in which battle
battle of sabraon
according to which treaty kohinoor was to be sent to england
treaty of lahore
with respect to the treaty of bhairowal
1. it was signed on ___________________.
2. __________________ was appointed as resident
16 dec 1846 and sir henry lawrence
which governor general signed the treaty of lahore with maharaja dalip singh
lord hardinge
when did second anglo sikh war took place
1848-1849
second anglo sikh war was fought in
chillianwala
WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR general of india at the time of second anglo sikh war
lord dalhousie
in the battle of multan, british forces was led by
general whish
which one of anglo-sikh war is called battle of guns
battle of gujarat
the tahmasnama, a historical narrative on sikh battles of the mid 18th century was written by
miskin
the ruler of punjab during first and second anglo sikh wars was
dalip singh
date of battle of ramnagar ASW2
22 nov 1848
battle of chillianwala ASW2
13 jan 1849
battle of multan asw2
22 jan 1849
battle of gujarat
21 feb 1849
under which treaty did british annex the sikh kingdom of punjab
treaty of lahore 1849
who was the first resident of punjab
sir henry montgomery lawrence
in which battle did the british defeat the sikh empire in 1849
battle of gujarat
punjab was annexed to british empire through a proclamation made by
lord dalhousie
henry lawrence, a british resident was replaced by whom
frederick currie
