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2. What do palaeographers do?
3. Name the most prominent Rajput dynasties in the north and the territories they controlled in early medieval India.
4. Which universities did the Palas revive and establish?
5. How do you know that the Rashtrakutas were great patrons of art and architecture?
6. Write a short note on the tripartite struggle for Kannauj.
7. Which aspect of the Cholas in the south is the most impressive?
8. What was the motivation behind Mahmud of Ghazni's attacks on the kingdoms in India?
9. Find out more about the attacks by Mahmud of Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori. Analyse the differences in their approach and attacks on India.
10. Read the 'Legend of Prithviraj Chauhan'. Also, refer to the facts about Ghori given in the text. What discrepancies do you find? How do you think you would deal with such divergent views if you were a historian?
Answers
Answer:
2)Paleographers are specialists who decipher, localize, date, and edit ancient and medieval texts—those written by hand, before the advent of print—making them available for others to read and understand.
3)Following is the list of those ruling Rajput dynasties of the Indian Subcontinent:
Pratiharas of Kannauj.
Soomra dynasty of Sindh.
Samma dynasty of Sindh.
Chahamanas (of Shakambhari, Nadol, Ranastambhapura and Jalor)
Tomaras of Delhi.
Chaulukyas (Solankis) and Vaghelas of Gujarat.
Chawdas of Gujarat.
4)They built grand temples and monasteries, including the Somapura Mahavihara, and patronised the great universities of Nalanda and Vikramashila.
Capital: show List: Bikrampur; Pataliputra; Gauda; Monghyr (Devapala); Somapura ...
Religion: Mahayana Buddhism, Tantric Buddhism, Shaktism, Shaivism
5)The Rashtrakutas were patrons of art architecture and literature. The famous Kailasa Temple at Ellora and the rock-cut caves at Elephanta were carved during the reign of the Rashtrakutas. The Rulers also encouraged the growth of the regional languages, especially Kannada.
6)During the 8th century AD, a struggle for control over the Kannauj took place among three major empires of India namely the Palas, the Pratiharas and the Rastrakutas. ... The struggle for control over Kannuj among these three dynasties is known as the tripartite struggle in Indian history.