IV. Long Answer Type Questions
1. How did new kingdoms emerge in the beginning of the early medieval period ? Ho
2. What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance ?
3. How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful ?
4. Discuss the irrigation works that were developed in the Tamil region?
Answers
Answer:
1.After the death of Mughal emperor , Aurangzeb the later mughal were weak and incapable of ruling so the local powers became independent and new kingdoms emerge in the medieval period.
2.To gain acceptance, the new dynasties took on new titles and performed religious rituals to become a part of the Kshatriyas. ... The new dynasties also engaged themselves in warfare to assert their power and carve kingdoms for themselves.
3The Rashtrakutas in the Deccan were the subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka. It was during the mid-8th century when Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called 'Hiranya-garbha' with the help of Brahmanas.
4.The kind of irrigation works that were created in the Tamil region are as follows: in many areas, wells were dug and tanks were built for storage of rainwater, in the delta region, embankments were built in to prevent flooding, canals were built to carry water to the fields.
Answer:
Q1: How did the new kingdoms emerge in the beginning of the early medieval period?
Answer:
By the seventh century there were big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent.
Existing kings often acknowledged them as their
subordinates or samantas. They were
expected to bring gifts for their
kings or overlords, be present at
their courts and provide them with
military support. As samantas gained
power and wealth, they declared
themselves to be maha-samanta,
maha-mandaleshvara (the great lord of
a “circle” or region) and so on.
Sometimes they asserted their
independence from their overlords.
Q2 : How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Answer :
Rashtrakutas were initially subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and established his right to rule by performminging the hiranya-garbha ritual.
Q3 : What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
Answer :
To gain acceptance, the new dynasties took on new titles, performed religious rituals which would make them part of the kshatriyas and engaged in warfare to assert their power and carve kingdoms for themselves.
Q4 : What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil region?
Answer :
The irrigation works developed in the Tamil region were – wells, tanks to collect rainwater and river channels.
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