The Delhi Sultanate
This sultan moved his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad, forcing people to travel over 1,000 km. Who is he???
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire who defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat ???
Babur
Who were the people that founded the Vijayanagara Empire
Harihara and Bukka
The Eastern Ganga kingdom of Kalinga included present-day Odisha and parts of _______ and _______
Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
Akbar's policy of sulh-i-kul promoted absolute religious discrimination
False
Who was defeated in 1192 to form the delhi sultanate
King Prithviraj Chauhan
akbar established this "house of translation" to turn Sanskrit texts like the Mahabharata into Persian
Maktab Khana
Through which leader did the Vijayanagara empire reach its peak ???
through Krishnadeva Raya
The brutal Turkic-Mongol conqueror __________ invaded northwest India and launched a devastating attack on Delhi in 1398.
Timur
Rana Kumbha of Mewar is famous for building the Kumbhalgarh Fort, which has one of the longest continuous walls in the world
True
Which if the five foreign dynasties was given the name/nickname of "Slave Dynasty"
The Mamluks
Where did Babur get thrown out from ???
Samarkhand (modern-day Uzbekistan)
Who led the forces from the vijaynagara empire at the battle of talikota
Ramaraya(Krishnadevas son-in-law)
Aurangzeb spent the last 25 years of his life in the __________ fighting various regional powers
Deccan
Ala-ud-din Khilji successfully repelled several invasions by Mongol forces.
True
What was the Sultanate period marked by ?
It was marked by political instability combined with efforts at territorial expansion
What is the english translation of sulh-i-kul and who had originally promoted it
Akbar had originally promoted sulh-i-kul which meant 'peace with all'
Who ruled the fragmented parts of the vijayanagara empire
The Nayakas
The Second Battle of Panipat in 1556 was a decisive victory for __________forces.
Akbars
The Hoysalas remained a completely independent kingdom in the south until the 18th century
False
What was the jizya tax and why was it used ???
The jizya tax was a type of tax for non muslim imposed during Muhammad bin Tughlaqs reign. It granted non muslim subjects protection and exemption from military service
Who was the face of the Rajput resistance and how did he manage to defeat mughal solders
Maharana Pratap became the face of the Rajput resistence and he used guerilla warfare to defeat the mughal solders
how and when did the vijayanagara empire fall and what happened to the city in the war
According to folklore, a __________ chasing a pack of hounds inspired the founding of the city of Hampi.
deer
The city of Hampi was the capital of the Bahmani Sultanate.
false