*Very Short Answer Type Questions*
1. Name at least two rulers of the Rajput dynasty.
2. Who built Qutb Minar?
3. When did Raziyya become the Sultan of Delhi?
4. Name the currency which was used by Muhammad Tughluq.
5. From which country does Mongol belong to?
6. Name the Mughal emperor who followed Sher Shah Suri's idea of administration.
*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?
*Long Answer Type Questions*
1. How was the Delhi Sultanate established?
2. What was the extent of Iltutmish's empire?
3. Write a short note on Alauddin Khalji's conquests.
4. Why did Mohammad - bin - Tughluq shift his capital? Why did it prove to be a bad decision?
5. Write a short account on Firoz Shah Tughluq.
Answers
Very short answer type questions:
1. Prithviraj Chauhan and Rana Sanga.
2. The construction of Qutb Minar was started by Qutbuddin Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.
3. Raziya Sultana became the Sultana of Delhi in 1236 AD.
4. Token Currency was used by Mohd Tughlaq.
5. Mongols belonged to Mangolia, Asia.
6. Akbar followed the Sher Shah Suri's idea of administration.
Short answer type questions:
1. The literary sources are the main sources for the History of Delhi Sultanate. The books of Amir Khusrau, Ziauddin Barani, Ibn batuta etc are the sources for this history.
2. Raziya was the only daughter of Iltutmish. She ascended the throne in 1236 AD. She was opposed by her turk nobles for only one reason i.e she was a woman. Hence, she was killed in a conspiracy.
3. Alauddin Khilji is famous for his market reforms. In order to keep his army satisfied with their salary, the Sultan introduced strict price-control measures on production costs.
4. Iqta system was introduced by Iltutmish. The kingdom was divided into iqtas and each iqta was headed by an iqtadar. The work of iqtadars was to collect the taxes and maintain the administration.
5. Iltutmish trusted his slaves very much. He appointed 40 turk nobles known as Chalisa in his court. He thought that they support him in any situation.
6. Mohammed bin Tughlaq introduced new taxation policy in Ganga and Yamuna doab. Unfortunately, that region was effected by drought when the new policy was introduced. The Sultan collected the taxes forcefully which was a failure.
7. The Delhi Sultans followed Zakat, Jijiya, Kharaj and Khams based revenue system.
Long answer type questions:
1. Delhi Sultanate was established by Qutbuddin Aibak. After the dealth of Mohd. Ghori, Aibak became the governor of India. He himself declared as the ruler of India. He established Slave/Mamluq/Ilbari turk dynasty. Aibak was the most trusted slave of Mohd. Ghori. Hence, the Delhi Sultanate was established by Qutbuddin Aibak.
2. Iltutmish was the second ruler of Delhi Sultanate and son in law of Aibak. He was considered as the greatest ruler of 13th century. He successfully repelled the forces of Chengiz Khan and consolidated his position. He annexed Multan and Sind. He reasserted the control over Bihar and Bengal. He conquered Ujjain, Badaun, Kanauj and Banaras.
3. Alauddin Khilji is considered as the greatest ruler of Delhi Sultanate. He has many conquests in his account. He successfully defeated the Mongols invasions. He conquered Gujarat by sending Nusrat Khan and Ulugh Khan. He conquered Ujjain,Mandi, Dhar and Chanderi. Later he marched against Chittor. He sent Malik Kafur and conquered Warangal, Dwarasamudram and Madurai. During his reign, the Delhi Sultanate was extended upto South India.
4. Mohammed bin Tughlaq wanted a centrally located capital. As, he want to protect the capital from Mongols invasions. So, he renamed Devagiri as Daultabad and shifted the capital. He called the people to move to Devagiri. In their journey, many people lost their lives. Knowing his mistake, Tughlaq again shifted the capital to Delhi which was a failure.
5. Firoz Tughlaq ruled for 37 years, most by a Tughlaq ruler. He worked for the prosperity of the empire. He wanted to uplift the lives of the people which were effected by the policies of Mohammed bin Tughlaq. He introduced the administrative reforms, strengthened the army, constructed tanks etc. He started Karkhanas, he created new department named Diwan I bandgan for slaves. In his reign the iqtas were decentralized. One infamous policy of Firoz was Jijiya tax on non - Muslims. Even Brahmins were forced to pay the Jijiya tax.
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rithviraj Chauhan and Rana Sanga.
2. The construction of Qutb Minar was started by Qutbuddin Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.
3. Raziya Sultana became the Sultana of Delhi in 1236 AD.
4. Token Currency was used by Mohd Tughlaq.
5. Mongols belonged to Mangolia, Asia.
6. Akbar followed the Sher Shah Suri's idea of administration.