Give short answers for the following questions. (20-30 words)
1. What do you mean by the term 'Rajput? Mention some of the importa
2. Write a note on the Gurjara Pratiharas.
3. What was the Tripartite Struggle? Who were involved in this struggle?
4. Write a note on Rajaraja Chola.
5. Why did Rajendra Chola adopt the title of Gangaikonda?
6. Who were the samantas?
Give long answers for the following questions. (50-60 words)
Write a note on Mahmud of Ghazni.
Answers
Answer:
Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, "son of a king") is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent.
Answer:
1. A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and some parts of Pakistan. They claim to be descendants of ruling Hindu warrior classes of North India.
2. The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was an imperial power during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj.
3. The Tripartite Struggle for control of northern India took place in the ninth century. The struggle was between the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire.
4. Raja Raja Chola I was a renowned king who ruled over the Chola dynasty of southern India between 985 and 1014 CE. During his reign, the Cholas expanded beyond South India with their domains stretching from Sri Lanka in the south to Kalinga in the north.
5.Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE. He assumed the title of Gangaikondachola because he conquered the kingdoms near Ganga and built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
6. Samanta was a title and position used by the army people of kings in the history of the Indian subcontinent. The institution of Samanta finds mention for the first time in epigraphs of northern India dating to the 6th century.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a ruler of Afghanistan from 997 to 1030.He was an ambitious king and so made all efforts to extend his control over far off regions.He extended his control over parts of Central Asia,Iran and the Northwestern part of the subcontinent.Almost every year he raided the subcontinent targetting wealthy temples.The temple of Somnath in Gujarat was the worst victim of his raids.Much of the wealth he carried away was used to create a splendid capital city at Ghazni. Ghazni was fond of knowing more about the people he conquered.He entrusted a scholar named Al-Biruni to write an account of the subcontinent. The Al-Birun's account, an arabic work titled as Kitab-al-Hind,is still an important soruce of historians.