9th English medium S.St Notes - Medieval India

 

Lesson no 2

MEDIEVAL INDIA AND POLITICAL TRANSITION

 

ONE MARK QUESTIONS &ANSWERS

1.  Who was the founder of Gujara Pratihara dynasty?

Ans. Nagabhatta I was the founder of Gujara Pratihara dynasty.

 

2. Name the dictionary written by Hemachandra.

Ans. The dictionary written by Hemachandra was Deshimala.

 

3.Who was the most famous king of Solanki?

 Ans. Bheema-1 was the most famous king of Solanki.

4. Name of Forts constructed by the Rajput Kings?

Ans. Chittod Fort, Mandu Fort, Ranthambor Fort, Jodhpur and Gwalior fort

5. Who established Tughlaq dynasty?

Ans. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq established Tughlaq dynasty.

 

6. Where is Quvat-Ul-Islam Mosque located?

 Ans. Quvat-Ul-Islam Mosque is located at Delhi.

 

7. When did first and second Panipat war take place?

Ans. The First Panipat war was fought in1526 AD and The Second Panipat war was fought in 1556 AD.

 

8. Between whom First battle of Tarain war took place?

Ans. First battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan.

 

9. What is Do-ab?

Ans. The land between two rivers is known as Do-ab.

 

 10. What is Dhag system?

Ans. The process of stamping the horse is called Dhag system.

 

11. Who is called Indian parrot?

Ans. Amir Khusru.

 

1. Explain the contributions of Rajput kings to the field of literature.                             3M

 Ans. Rajput kings themselves were scholars. Kings like Bhoja, Munja have written various literary works.

●     Munja had poets Padmagupta and Halayudha in his court.

●     King Bhoja had scholars like Shanthisena, Prabhachandra Suri, Ghanapala during his rule.

●     Mahendrapala’s ‘Kavya Meemamse’ were written during the rule of Rajputs.

●     Dramas like Rajashekara’s ‘Bala Ramayana’ and ‘Karpuramanjari’;

●     Historical works like Kalhana’s ‘Raja Tharangini’, Jayanika’s ‘Prithiviraja Vijaya’ and Hemachandra’s ‘Kumarapla Charitha’ are the important works.

●     ‘Prithiviraja Raso’ by Chand Bardahi and ‘Bhoja Prabandha’ by Balalla are the noted biographies of Rajput rulers

 

 

 

2.  What were the contributions of Delhi Sultans to art and architecture? Give examples.                                                                                                                                                                 3M

●     The Delhi Sultans introduced a new style of Architecture known as ‘Indo-Islamic’ architecture.

●     Arches, Domes and Minarets are the main features of this style.

●     The Delhi Sultans built forts, Mosques, Palaces, Public buildings, Madrasas and Dharmashalas.

●     Qutub Minar, Quvat-Ul-Islam mosque, Allai Dharavaja, Juwait Khana.

●     Mosques are the best examples of Indo-Islamic style.

 

 

3.  What were the administrative reforms implemented by Alluddin Khilji? Reforms in the administration.

1.  He abolished religious endowments, Inams (gift) lands and subsidy.

2.  An efficient intelligence network was established by him.

3.  He prohibited alcohol, drugs and dice game.

4.  He banned association formation among his Sardars (lieutenants).

5.  Farmers with minor landholdings and also the big landlords had to pay taxes.

6.  He appointed revenue officials to collect the fixed taxes from the farmers.

7.  Military reforms: The salary of the soldier given in the form of cash.

8.  The process of stamping the horses called as ‘Dhag’ came into effect.

9.    He created a system wherein the common people had access to pulses, cereals, cooking oil, sugar, salt and fuel at fair prices.

10.  Similarly he established markets to sell horses and slaves. of the Vijayanagar period.

 

4.  What were the administrative reforms of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq            4M

Ans.

Administrative reforms of Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq:

Revenue reforms: An official record that had all the details of lands implemented by him. He established department of agriculture.

                     The uncultivated lands were made cultivable.

            Shifting of his Capital: He wanted to shift his capital from Delhi to Devagiri.

There were two main reasons behind this move:  to establish the capital city at the centre of the vast empire, and to protect the capital city from foreign invasions. Experiment of symbolic Coins- He brought gold coin named ‘Dinar’ and silver coin named ‘Adli’ into circulation. Copper and brass coins were also brought into circulation symbolically.

 

5.  Explain the administration system of Iltamush Briefly.

1. He divided his kingdom into Iktas and appointed Iktadhars to run administration.

2. He appointed a group of fourty sardars to advise him in administrative issues.

3. Iltamush brought gold and silver coins into circulation.

4. The prime minister and Judges used to advise him