6. Answer the following questions in detail :
1. Who ascended the throne after the death of Qutab-ud-din Aibak? Mention any two difficulties
which he had to face.
2. Balban had to face many problems in order to consolidate the Sultanate." Explain. How
did he overcome these problems?
3. What measures were taken by Ala-ud-din Khilji to keep the prices under control ? Explain.
4. Ala-ud-din wanted to become a second Alexander and conquer the world. What steps did
he take to achieve his aims?
5. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq's reign is known for many ambitious schemes'. Explain any two.
6. Analyse the circumstances which provided Mughals to rule
Answers
Answer:
1. Difficulties: 1 Nobles did not like the rule of a slave. 2:the other generals of Muhammad ghori also interrupted it.
2. The power of the nobility: Balban had to suppress the power of the treacherous nobility and assert his own authority. This he did by crushing the group of the forty most important nobles in his court.
3. Ala-ud-din Khalji introduced market control policy. He lowered the prices of all essential items such as food grains, sugar, cooking oil, cloth etc.
4. he first conquered gujrat and malwa in 1297. This gave him control over the western seaports
between 1301 and 1303,he campaigned in rajasthan and conquered rathambore and chittor
then he sent his large army to the south under his trusted general malik kafur malik kafur defeated the yadavs kakatiyas and hoysals and the pandayas
6. the discontented Afghan chiefs invited Babur the ruler of Kabul to India. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first Battle of Panipat in 1526. Ibrahim Lodhi was killed in a fierce fight.
Explanation: