Medieval Indian History Quiz

A chaitya refers to a shrine, sanctuary, temple, math or prayer hall in Indian religions. The term is most common in Buddhism, where it refers to space with a stupa and a rounded apse at the end opposite the entrance, and a high roof with a rounded profile.

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.

Nalanda was destroyed three times but was rebuilt only twice. It was ransacked and destroyed by an army of the Mamluk Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate under Bakhtiyar Khalji (Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar) in 1202 CE.

The Battle of Waihand in 1008-09 AD was fought between Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala. Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in present-day Pakistan. His reign began in 1001 CE and ended in or about 1010.

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.

The Battle of Rajasthan is a battle (or series of battles), taken place in 738 A.D., somewhere on borders on modern Sind-Rajasthan. In the battle, the Gurjar Hindu alliance of Nagabhata I of the Pratihara Dynasty and Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya dynasty defeated the Arab invaders.

Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. It was designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The dome of Taj Mal has exactly the same height and length of base i.e. 35metres.

Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Mohammed Adil Shah, Adil Shahi Dynasty. It is situated in northern Karnataka. The seventh ruler of the Adil Shahi empire, Mohammed Adil Shah started the construction of the tomb right after he became the Sultan in 1626.

A Zagir was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. The zagirdari system was a system that allotted Zagirs to Zagirdars or landlords in return for the services rendered by them to the Mughal Empire. The Zagirdar system was abolished by the Indian government in 1951.