Q1. What was Tripartite struggle? Why was it called so?
Q2. Why temples were attacked again and again by invaders?
Q3. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind ? Why it become a good source
of history for historians?
Q4. Who was Prithviraj Chauhan?
Q5. Who was Mahmud of Ghazni?
Answers
Answer:
Palas, the Gurjara-Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas has been termed the Tripartite Struggle or the struggle between three major powers. One of the major causes of this continuous struggle was the desire to possess the city of Kannauj, which was then a symbol of
Answer:
1......The parties involved in the tripartite struggle were the rules belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara, Rastrakuta and Pala dynasties who fought for the control over Kanauj.
2.....Tempals were destroyed by invading rulers as they were a symbol of the power, prestige and wealth of a king.
3.......Kitab al-Hind is is the result of long years of hard work and perseverance of Al-Biruni's who was an Iranian scholar. He had written about the religious, political and intellectual aspects of India.
4......Prithviraja lll, popularly known as Prithviraja Chauhan or Rai Pithora was a king from the Chahamana Dynasty.
5....Mahmud of Ghazni November 971-30 April 1030 was the first independent ruler of the Turkic dynasty of Ghaznavids, ruling from 999to 1030.