Medieval Indian History Quiz

Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Sufi tomb (dargah) of the revered Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, located at Ajmer, Rajasthan. The shrine has Chishti's grave (Maqbara).

Nizamuddin Auliya: Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325) was one of the most famous Sufi saints from the Indian subcontinent region. Kabir: Kabir Das (1398/1440 — 1448/1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. Mirabai: Mirabai (1498–1546) was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. Tulsidas: Tulsidas (1532–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

Ibn Batuta (1333-1347 AD) was a Moroccan traveller. He reached Delhi during the reign of Muhammad-bin Tughluq and with him, he bought several precious presents for the Sultan of Delhi.

Mughal Paintings reached their Zenith during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Located close to Takht Keshgarh Sahib, the second most important Sikh shrine (after the Golden Temple complex) in Anandpur Sahib, 85 km from Chandigarh, where the Khalsa Panth — a kind of Praetorian Guard — was founded by Guru Gobind Singh on April 13, 1699.

The “Worship of idols” is an aspect that is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement. The Sufis were mystics who called for liberalism in Islam. They emphasised on an egalitarian society based on universal love. The Bhakti saints transformed Hinduism by introducing devotion or bhakti as the means to attain God.

The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.

Most Khajuraho temples were built between 885 AD and 1050 AD by the Chandella dynasty. The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions, Hinduism and Jainism, suggesting a tradition of acceptance and respect for diverse religious views among Hindus and Jains in the region.

The Moti Masjid was built by Emperor Shah Jahan at the highest point in the Agra Fort complex.

The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the armies of the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal emperor Akbar's forces.