Question

(1) How were Rajputs responsible for the victorious campaigns of foreigners in India?
(2) Why did Mughal Empire decline after the death of Aurangzeb?
(3) Differentiate between archaeological and literary sources of information.
(4) How do coins contribute to the reconstruction of history? (5) Write a short note on the chronicles of Medieval India.
(6) Why was the Northern India greatly influenced by Muslim culture?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Many small Rajpit Kingdome came up in the end of ancient period at starting of medical period. There were usually many disputes between there kingdoms and kings often took supports of foreigners to win over their enemies which help the foreigners

2. The Mughal Empire declined rapidly after the death of Aurangzeb. The religious and Deccan policies of Aurangzeb. The financial difficulties due to continuous wars led to the decline . ... The invasions of Nadir Shsh and Ahmad Shah Abdali weakened the Mughal state

3. The difference between archaeological and literary sources are: Archaeological sources include buildings, artefacts, coins etc while literary sources include books and biographies. Archaeological sources are the primary sources while literary sources are primary as well as secondary sources.

4. Distribution of coins indicate the areas that” had been under the control of the particular king who issued such coins. ... The coins issued particularly by the Kushanas refer to the dates on which they were put into circulation. This helps a lot to reconstruct an accurate history of the period.

5. It may be divided into two periods: The 'early medieval period' which lasted from the 6th to the 13th century and the 'late medieval period' which lasted from the 13th to the 16th century, ending with the start of the Mughal Empire in 1526.

6. Inspite of states like Kerala, Assam or Bengal having a even higher Muslim population, the center of power was less in the hands of Islamic rulers compared to the core of North India. So you can find Muslims in these states closer to local cultural practices than the Islamic culture.