Medieval History

Each Term = 20 Points

Term 1 = 

• Who was the ruler of Kannauj  in 1018 when it was attacked by Mahmud of Ghazni? :- Rajyapala Pratihara
• Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD :- Mahmud of Ghazni
• Which Turkish ruler invaded India 17 times between 1000 and 1026 AD? :- Mahmud of Ghazni
• Albaruni came to India with :- Mahmud of Ghazni
• Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of :- Ghazni
• Al-Biruni's book on India :- Kitab-al-Hind
• The first Invasion of Muhammad Gori was in when he attacked Multan :- 1175AD
• Which Rajput king defeated Muhammad Gori for the first time? :- Baghel Bhim in 1178
• Which Indian ruler was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first attack in the year 1000AD ? :- Jaya Pala
• Which king was born to the Chauhan King Someshvara and his queen Karpuradevi in 1166 CE :- Prithviraj Chauhan
• Who was the best-known Chahawana or Chauhan ruler who defeated sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191 A.D? :- Prithviraja III
• Sultan Muhammad Ghori who defeated Prithviraja III in 1192 was a ruler from :- Afghanistan
• Who was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar? :- Jai Chand
• Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond. :- Nadir Shah
• In the context of Medieval Indian History, which geo-graphical belt was denoted as Turan? :- Central Asia
• In which year did Taimur lang invade India? :- 1398
• Chachnama records the history of which conquest? :- Arabs
• Multan was named by the Arabs as :- City of gold
• Where is Muslim mosque situated where a hair of pagamber Mohammad Saheb has been preserved? :- Srinagar
• The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen come from? :- Siam (now Thailand)
• The capital city Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at :- Beijing
• To which tribe Genghis Khan, the ruler belonged? :- Mongol
• The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was :- Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar

Term 2 = Delhi Sultanate

• The period between in India's history is known as the Delhi Sultanate period. :- 1206 A.D. and 1526 A.D.
• 2. How many dynasties ruled Delhi during the Sultanate period (1206 AD - 1526 AD)? :-5 Mamluk/Slave dynasty (1206-1290), Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), Sayyid dynasty (1414-1451), and Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)
• In which year was the Delhi Sultanate established? :- 1206
• The court/official language of the Delhi Sultanate was :- Persian
• Which art did rise highest in the Sultanate period? :- Architecture
• Which ruler built the mosque called 'Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra' one of the oldest mosques at Ajmer? :- Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
• Who was the first and only Muslim woman to ever sit on the throne of Delhi. :- Razia Sultan
• Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of Sultan :- Iltutmish
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