1. Define Prashastis.
2. Who were the parties involved in the Tripartite struggle?
3. Who is meant as Samantas, in the period of 7 to 12th century?
4. Explain Hiranya Garbha:
5. How did Rastrakutas gained power?
6. How were Brahmanas rewarded?
7. What title did the new kind adopt?
8. Who were the best Chola king remembered?
9. Describe the variety of irrigation methods used in Tamil Region.
10 Who had written "Kitab-al-Hind", And what is this book
regarding?
Answers
anser 1-Prashasti (IAST: Praśasti, Sanskrit for "praise") inscriptions are euologistic inscriptions issued by Indian rulers from 1st millennium CE onwards. Written in form of poetry or ornate prose, the prashastis were generally composed by the court poets.
answer 2- Three parties were involved in the “tripartite struggle” and fought for control over Kannauj. These three parties were the Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties.
answer3-Samantas is the term for tributary kings or landed chiefs who have had to carry out military tasks when the King invited them to serve, and who have received a piece of land from the King in compensation of their loyalty to the crown.
answer 4-Hiranya-garbha, or the golden womb, was a ritual performed by the Brahmanas during the rule of Rashtrakutas. It was thought to lead to the 'rebirth' of the sacrificer as a kshatriya, even if he was not one by birth
answer5-The Rashtrakutas in the Deccan were the subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka. It was during the mid-18th century when Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called 'Hiranya-garbha' with the help of Brahmanas
answer 6-Kings often rewarded the Brahmanas by giving them grants of land. These grants were recorded on copper plates which were given to those who received the land.
answer7-The high-sounding titles adopted by the new kings were maharaja-adhiraja (great king, overlord of kings), tribhuvana-chakravartin (lord of the three worlds) and so on.Jun 4, 2014
answer8-The best remembered Chola King was Rajendra Chola or Rajendra I. Rajendra erected a Siva temple at Bhatkal. In 1004 CE, he captured Talakad and overthrew the Western Ganga dynasty which had ruled over Mysore for almost 1000 years
answer9-the kind of irrigation developed in the Tamil region were wells and tanks, helped to collect rainwater and river channels. The 'irrigation works' were developed in the 'Tamil region wells', 'Tanks', 'Ponds'etc. These wells, Ponds, and Tanks are used to store rain water for the Purpose of irrigation.
answer 10-Al-biruni wrote the book KITAB-UK HIND. its consists of the views of Al-biruni about historical India. mostly it has the Indian history and general studies.