The Delhi Sultanate Flashcards
When did the turks conquest begin?
11th and 12th century
When was the turks Empire established?
13th century
What is the period of Delhi Sultanate?
The period between 1206 and 1526 five dynasty successively ruled from Delhi is known as the period of Delhi Sultanate.
Why was the Empire called Delhi Sultanate?
It was because of the ruler of various dynasties which ruled that capital at delhi were called Sultan.
What are the sources of information about the Delhi Sultanate?
There are a number of official records, administrative manuals, biographies, autobiographies, court histories, chronicles, foreign travelers account and private correspondence which provide much information for reconstructing the history of Delhi Sultanate.
Where were the inscriptions found?
The inscriptions were found in coins monuments milestones and tombstones.
What was the languages in which the inscriptions were written?
Some inscriptions were written in Sanskrit in some in Arabic.
Name the most significant of the monuments of Delhi Sultanate.
Qutub minar
Who started the construction of qutub minar?
Qutubuddin aibak
Who was the qutub minar dedicated to?
It was dedicated to the Sufi saint Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
Who was the qutub minar completed by?
Iltutmish.
What was the original height of qutub minar and how many floors were there?
71.4m with 4 storyes.
When was it staff struck by lightning?
1369.
Who renovated the qutub minar?
Firoz Shah tughlaq
How many storyes are there in the qutub minar?
5
Which side is the entrance for qutub minar?
North
What is the diameter and width of the minar?
13.8 m in diameter and 3 m in width
How many steps are there in the qutub minar?
379
What is used to construct the tower?
Redsand stone marble and Grey quartzite
What is inscribed on this tower?
Verses from holy Quran and intricate carving with floral motifs.
Name the five successive ruling dynasty of the Delhi sultanate.
Slave, Khilji, tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodhi Dynasty
Against whom was the second battle of tarain fought? who won the battle?
Muhammad ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second battle of tarain in 1192.
Who did the turks leave as the viceroy of the conquered land?
Slave general qutubuddin aibak.
Who is regarded as the founder of the slave dynasty?
Qutubuddin aibak
What were the early rulers of the slave dynasty called?
Mamluk Sultan
What does the word mamluk mean ?
owned
Why were the Sultan of slave dynasty called the mamluk Sultan?
Sultan of slave dynasty were earlier called the mamluk Sultan because they were just slaves or descending of slaves of the Turk.
What were the series of conquest and captures done by qutubuddin aibak?
Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and anhilwara in Gujarat.
Name the two scholars who adorned the court of qutubuddin aibak?
Hasan Nizami and Fakhri mudir
Why was qutub been called lakh baksh?
Because of liberal distribution of money.
When did qutubuddin aibak die?
1210
Who succeeded qutubuddin aibak?
Aram Shah
Who was aram Saha overthrown by?
Iltutmish
Who became the first female ruler of the Delhi sultanate and when?
1236 Razia Sultan.
When was the last ruler of the slave dynasty murdered?
1290
Name the new line of rulers who grows after the fall of the mamluks?
Khiljis
Who was the founder of the Khilji dynasty?
Jalaluddin Khilji
Who was the last Sultan of the slave dynasty?
Kaikubad
Who murdered Jalaluddin Khilji?
His nephew Alauddin Khilji.
Whose rebellion did Alauddin have to face on ascending the throne?
Mongols
What territories did Alauddin Khilji conquer?
He conquered all the territories of Malwa including in Ujjain, Dhar, Chanderi and Mandu.
Why what time did Alauddin conquered most of the Northern India?
1305
What was Alauddin best known in history for?
Market regulation.
Name the three market that was set up in Delhi.
1 market food grains ,2nd for costly clothes and the third for horses, slaves and cattle.
What was the controller of the market called?
Shahna
Who did Alauddin send the expedition to Deccan under?
Malik kafur
What kingdoms were annexed?
Devagiri, Warangal, Dwarasamudra and Madurai
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi bullet foundation of a permanent standing army?
Alauddin Khilji
What is the dagh system?
Alauddin Khilji introduced the system of branding horses dagh so that the soldiers could not replace them with inferior quality horses.
Who introduced the system of giving a kind of identity card for every Soldier? What was it called?
Alauddin Khilji
It was called chehra.
What title did Ghazi Malik take in 1320 which dynasty did he begin?
Ghiyas-Ud-din tughlaq
He began to clock dynasty.
Who took the title of Muhammad bin tughlaq?
Jauna Khan
What were the four controversial steps taken by Muhammad bin tughlaq?
Transfer of capital
Token currency
Taxation In down
Plan of conquest.
Who was the Sultan?
The Sultan was the supreme executive legislative judicial and military authorities.
Wazir
Prime minister
Ariz I mumalik
In charge of the army
Who was the chief sadar and what did he deal with?
Chief Sadar was generally a leading qazi. He dealt with Diwan I risalat.
Diwan I Insha
State correspondence
What were the empires divided into?
Iqtas
Muqtis
Province who is placed under official.
Pargana and shiqs
District
What was the lowest administrative unit?
Village
The village headman
Muqaddam
The record keeper
Patwari
The village accountant
Mushrif
