Medieval Indian History Quiz

Muhtasibs duty was to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the 'Sharia'

Aurangzeb spent the last 25 years of his life (1682-1707) in the Deccan. He was an advocate of direct conquest of the Deccan states due to the strategic importance of the Deccan states and the administrative and economic necessity of the Mughal empire.

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a French merchant and traveller of the Mughal period. He had left an expert's description of the Peacock Throne (Takht-i-Taus). Takht-i-Taus was a dazzling and spectacular display of Mughal architecture.

His original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari because he was born in Dhanu Rashi and Mul Nakshatra. His father was Karshanji Lalji Kapadi, and his mother was Yashodabai. He was the founder (1875) of the Arya Samaj.

1. Ghaznavid Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the Somnath Temple located on the coast of Kathiawar in 1025 AD and destroyed it in 1026 AD. 2. Sindh was conquered in c. 711 by Muhammad ibn Qasim. 3. The Indigo Rebellion (Neel Bidroho) took place in Bengal in 1859-60 and was a revolt by the farmers against British. 4. Chengez Khan of the Mongol Empire invaded India during the reign of Iltumish.

The magnificent 'Ratha' cave temples of Mahabalipuram (Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu) was built by the Pallava king Narsimha in the 7th and 8th centuries.

Alauddin Khalji declared himself as Sikandar-i Sani (the second Alexander). Allauddin's ambition was to conquer the whole world but had to be satisfied with conquering only India. Even then, he issued coins with the title Sikandar (Alexander – II).

In the early 14th century, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji instituted price controls and related reforms in his empire.

The Qutb Minar 72.5 m tall, built as a celebratory victory tower. The minar is attached to the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. The construction of Qutb Minar was begun by Qutub-ud-din Aibak in 1192 and was completed by Iltutmish in 1215.

Shivaji Maharaj was formally crowned as Chhatrapati at the Raigad fort in Maharashtra on June 6, 1674.