Question

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What is the main source of information about Delhi sultanate?

2. Why was Raziyya Sultan's reign failure?

3. Why did Alauddin Khalji keep a control on prices of food grains and other essentials?

4. What was the role of the iqtadars in sultanate?

5. Why did Iltutmish favour bandagan?

6. Muhammad bin-Tughluq's new taxation scheme was unsuccessful. Why?

7. What type of revenue system was followed during 13th century by the Delhi Sultans?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. main source about Delhi sultanate is come from inscriptions, paintings, Chronicles etc..
2. Razia sultan reign fail because no one want to accept order from a female leader.They thought that a female is weak than a male.

Answer 2

Answer:

3.For controlling the food prices, Alauddin Khilji tried to control not only the supply of food grains from the villages, and its transportation to the city by the grain – merchants (Karwanis or banjaras) but also its proper distribution to the citizens. ... The price, control system affected trade severely.

4.Initially the Delhi Sultans had divided their empire into several 'Iqtas' or provinces or spheres of influence and put them under the charge of officers called 'Iqtadars' (governors). The number of Iqtas was not fixed. There was no uniformity in their administration.

5.The early Delhi Sultans, especially Iltutmish, favoured their special slaves purchased for military service, called bandagan in Persian. ... Since they were totally dependent upon their master, the Sultan could trust and rely upon them.

6.When the plight of peasants reached Muhammad Tughlaq, he ordered several relief measures. He opened free kitchens, distributed free grains etc., but these measures came too late and agriculture in the region suffered. Thus, his taxation of Doab failed.

7.Three types of landed revenues were levied from the farmers. Kharaj-e-Jiziya, Charai and Ghari. He got the whole land measured and then fixed the share of the state on the basis of a pattern called Vishva. The land revenue, known as Karaj, was increased from 1/3 of the total produce to 1/2 especially in the Doab.

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