The Delhi Sultanate

Question 1

When did the turks conquest begin?

Answer 1

11th and 12th century

Question 2

When was the turks Empire established?

Answer 2

13th century

Question 3

What is the period of Delhi Sultanate?

Answer 3

The period between 1206 and 1526 five dynasty successively ruled from Delhi is known as the period of Delhi Sultanate.

Question 4

Why was the Empire called Delhi Sultanate?

Answer 4

It was because of the ruler of various dynasties which ruled that capital at delhi were called Sultan.

Question 5

What are the sources of information about the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

Where were the inscriptions found?

Answer 6

The inscriptions were found in coins monuments milestones and tombstones.

Question 7

What was the languages in which the inscriptions were written?

Answer 7

Some inscriptions were written in Sanskrit in some in Arabic.

Question 8

Name the most significant of the monuments of Delhi Sultanate.

Answer 8

Qutub minar

Question 9

Who started the construction of qutub minar?

Answer 9

Qutubuddin aibak

Question 10

Who was the qutub minar dedicated to?

Answer 10

It was dedicated to the Sufi saint Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.

Question 11

Who was the qutub minar completed by?

Answer 11

Iltutmish.

Question 12

What was the original height of qutub minar and how many floors were there?

Answer 12

71.4m with 4 storyes.

Question 13

When was it staff struck by lightning?

Answer 13

1369.

Question 14

Who renovated the qutub minar?

Answer 14

Firoz Shah tughlaq

Question 15

How many storyes are there in the qutub minar?

Answer 15

5

Question 16

Which side is the entrance for qutub minar?

Answer 16

North

Question 17

What is the diameter and width of the minar?

Answer 17

13.8 m in diameter and 3 m in width

Question 18

How many steps are there in the qutub minar?

Answer 18

379

Question 19

What is used to construct the tower?

Answer 19

Redsand stone marble and Grey quartzite

Question 20

What is inscribed on this tower?

Answer 20

Verses from holy Quran and intricate carving with floral motifs.

Question 21

Name the five successive ruling dynasty of the Delhi sultanate.

Answer 21

Slave, Khilji, tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodhi Dynasty

Question 22

Against whom was the second battle of tarain fought? who won the battle?

Answer 22

Muhammad ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second battle of tarain in 1192.

Question 23

Who did the turks leave as the viceroy of the conquered land?

Answer 23

Slave general qutubuddin aibak.

Question 24

Who is regarded as the founder of the slave dynasty?

Answer 24

Qutubuddin aibak

Question 25

What were the early rulers of the slave dynasty called?

Answer 25

Mamluk Sultan

Question 26

What does the word mamluk mean ?

Answer 26

owned

Question 27

Why were the Sultan of slave dynasty called the mamluk Sultan?

Answer 27

Sultan of slave dynasty were earlier called the mamluk Sultan because they were just slaves or descending of slaves of the Turk.

Question 28

What were the series of conquest and captures done by qutubuddin aibak?

Answer 28

Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and anhilwara in Gujarat.

Question 29

Name the two scholars who adorned the court of qutubuddin aibak?

Answer 29

Hasan Nizami and Fakhri mudir

Question 30

Why was qutub been called lakh baksh?

Answer 30

Because of liberal distribution of money.

Question 31

When did qutubuddin aibak die?

Answer 31

1210

Question 32

Who succeeded qutubuddin aibak?

Answer 32

Aram Shah

Question 33

Who was aram Saha overthrown by?

Answer 33

Iltutmish

Question 34

Who became the first female ruler of the Delhi sultanate and when?

Answer 34

1236 Razia Sultan.

Question 35

When was the last ruler of the slave dynasty murdered?

Answer 35

1290

Question 36

Name the new line of rulers who grows after the fall of the mamluks?

Answer 36

Khiljis

Question 37

Who was the founder of the Khilji dynasty?

Answer 37

Jalaluddin Khilji

Question 38

Who was the last Sultan of the slave dynasty?

Answer 38

Kaikubad

Question 39

Who murdered Jalaluddin Khilji?

Answer 39

His nephew Alauddin Khilji.

Question 40

Whose rebellion did Alauddin have to face on ascending the throne?

Answer 40

Mongols

Question 41

What territories did Alauddin Khilji conquer?

Answer 41

He conquered all the territories of Malwa including in Ujjain, Dhar, Chanderi and Mandu.

Question 42

Why what time did Alauddin conquered most of the Northern India?

Answer 42

1305

Question 43

What was Alauddin best known in history for?

Answer 43

Market regulation.

Question 44

Name the three market that was set up in Delhi.

Answer 44

1 market food grains ,2nd for costly clothes and the third for horses, slaves and cattle.

Question 45

What was the controller of the market called?

Answer 45

Shahna

Question 46

Who did Alauddin send the expedition to Deccan under?

Answer 46

Malik kafur

Question 47

What kingdoms were annexed?

Answer 47

Devagiri, Warangal, Dwarasamudra and Madurai

Question 48

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi bullet foundation of a permanent standing army?

Answer 48

Alauddin Khilji

Question 49

What is the dagh system?

Answer 49

Alauddin Khilji introduced the system of branding horses dagh so that the soldiers could not replace them with inferior quality horses.

Question 50

Who introduced the system of giving a kind of identity card for every Soldier? What was it called?

Answer 50

Alauddin Khilji | It was called chehra.

Question 51

What title did Ghazi Malik take in 1320 which dynasty did he begin?

Answer 51

Ghiyas-Ud-din tughlaq | He began to clock dynasty.

Question 52

Who took the title of Muhammad bin tughlaq?

Answer 52

Jauna Khan

Question 53

What were the four controversial steps taken by Muhammad bin tughlaq?

Answer 53

Transfer of capital Token currency Taxation In down Plan of conquest.

Question 54

Who was the Sultan?

Answer 54

The Sultan was the supreme executive legislative judicial and military authorities.

Question 55

Wazir

Answer 55

Prime minister

Question 56

Ariz I mumalik

Answer 56

In charge of the army

Question 57

Who was the chief sadar and what did he deal with?

Answer 57

Chief Sadar was generally a leading qazi. He dealt with Diwan I risalat.

Question 58

Diwan I Insha

Answer 58

State correspondence

Question 59

What were the empires divided into?

Answer 59

Iqtas

Question 60

Muqtis

Answer 60

Province who is placed under official.

Question 61

Pargana and shiqs

Answer 61

District

Question 62

What was the lowest administrative unit?

Answer 62

Village

Question 63

The village headman

Answer 63

Muqaddam

Question 64

The record keeper

Answer 64

Patwari

Question 65

The village accountant

Answer 65

Mushrif