History Chapter 3 : the Delhi Sultanate A
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History Chapter 3 : The Delhi Sultanate A. Tick the correct option. 1. The Delhi Sultanate ruled from 1206 CE to A. 1256 CE B. 1526CE C. 1414 CE D. 1514 CE 2. The Slave dynasty was founded by A. Qutb-ud-din-Aibak B. Muhammad Ghori c. Iltutmish D. Balban 3. Muhammad- bin Tughluq introduced token currency to overcome the shortage of A. Gold B. Silver c. Brass D. Copper 4. The Mongol invader who was the ruler of Samarkand was A. Timur B. Chenghiz Khan c. Khizr Khan D. Iltutmish 5. The forty powerful nobles during the Slave dynasty were A. Ulema B. Ariz-i-Mumalik C. Iqtadars D. Chihalgani 6. The Noble who judged the religious matters was called A. Wazir B. Qazi-ul-Mumalik C. Ariz- i- Mumalik D. Waqil-i-Dar B. State True or False. 1. The Khalji dynasty was founded by Muhammad- bin-Tughluq. (False) 2. Balban wanted the people to believe that the sultan was the representative of God on earth. (True) 3. Muhammad- bin Tughluq’s new capital was called Tughlaqabad. (False) 4. Ala-ud-din Khalji was very fond of lavish parties. (False) 5. Raziya Sultan succeeded Iltutmish to the throne of the Sultanate. (True) C. Match the following. Column A column N A. Ala-ud-din Khalji i. Sijdah ( c) B. Mamluk dynasty ii. Daulatabad ( d) C. Balban iii. Land Tax ( e) D. Muhammad -bin Tughluq. iv. Chehra ( a) E. Kharaj v. Iltutmish (b) D. Sequence the events in the correct chronological order, by writing Number in the boxes. 1. First Battle of Panipat (5) 2. Second Battle of Tarain (1) 3. Raziya Sultan’s ascension (2) 4. Disintegration of Khaljis (3) 5. Introduction of token currency (4) E. Short- answer questions. 1. Name two Persian customs introduced by Balban. Why were the people against these? Ans. Persian customs introduced by Balban were sijdah and Paibos . The common people were against these practices because these customs were used in the worship of God alone. 2. Why was Raziya Sultan unable to rule effectively? Ans.Raziya’s reign was brief and stormy. She was unable to rule effectively because she was a woman and the nobles did not wish to take orders from a woman. 3. Who introduced the system of dagh and chehra and why? Ans. The system of dagh and chehra were introduced by Ala – ud-din Khalji. Because he started the system of branding horses in the army to distinguish among the good and inferior horses and prevent their substitution. A prototype of the modern identity card was also kept for each soldier. 4. What monuments were commissioned during the reign of Qutb-ud-din Aibak? Ans. Qutub Minar and the Quwwatul Islam Mosque were commissioned during the reign of Qutb-ud-din Aibak. 5. Who was Timur ? Ans. Timur was a Mongol ruler, who claimed to be a descendent of Chenghiz Khan. 6. What were Sikander Lodi’s contributions for the development of the Lodi dynasty? Ans. Sikander Lodi annexed the regions of Jaunpur and Bihar and signed a friendship treaty with the ruler of Bengal. He founded the city of Agra and made it his capital. 7. Why is the First Battle of Panipat important in the history of medieval India? Ans. The First Battle of Panipat is very important in the history because it marks the beginning of Mughal’s period in India. In this battle Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by the First Mughal ruler Babur. F. Long-answer questions. 1. Describe the reign of the Slave dynasty and its importance to the Delhi Sultanate. Ans. After the death of Muhammad Ghori, Delhi was given to Qutb-ud-din Aibak who founded the Slave dynasty. He was a generous and kind -hearted ruler. Qutb-ud-din Aibak was succeeded by his son -in-law Iltutmish, who is recognized by historians as the first true ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. He expanded his territories by defeating the Rajput rulers of Ranthambore, Mandor, jalore, Bayana, and Thangir and even annexed parts of Bengal and Bihar. Balban was the most powerful ruler of the Slave dynasty. He had been a very important noble since Iltutmish’s reign and was the advisor of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud. 2. write a short note on Ala-ud-din Khalji as one of the most powerful ruler of the Sultanate Ans. Ala-ud-din Khalji was the most famous ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. He was a brilliant general and a clever administrator and was successful in expanding the territories of the kingdom considerably. His first campaign was against Gujarat. Later on he seized the kingdoms of Malwa, Rantjambore , Chittor and Jalore. Ala-ud-din invaded Devagiri and the Deccan in a campaign led by his trusted general, Malik Kafur. He introduced a market control policy whereby he lowered the prices of all essential items, such as food grains, sugar and cloth. 3. Describe the three failed policies of Muhammad- bin Tughluq. Ans. The three failed policies of Muhammad- bin Tughluq were Increased taxes: To increase revenue, he had increase taxes in the Doab region. People revolted against the Sultan. Shifting of the capital: His second failed experiment was the shifting of the capital from Delhi to Devagiri, which he renamed as Daulatabad. But he soon realized that it was impossible to look after the northwest frontiers from this safe central location. Introduction of a token currency: Muhammad bin Tughluq’s third failed policy was the introduction of the token currency due to shortage of silver currency. The design of this token currency was so simple, that people began to forge it in large quantities. 4. Describe the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate. Ans. During Sultanate period, nobles were given land grants known as iqtas and the nobles who received them were called iqtadars. They collected taxes from the farmers living in their iqtas and maintained their home and families and the soldiers under them. In return for the land, the iqtadars supplied soldiers to the sultan whenever they were required. 5. How did Timur’s invasion affect the rule of the Tughluq s? Ans. The Mongol ruler Timur ruled over a large empire in central Asia. He claimed to be a descendent of Chenghiz Khan. He invaded India and plundered Delhi. The last Tughluq sultan Nadir ud din could not fight him. Timur’s army brutally massacred thousands of people and with the loot, he decorated his kingdom, Samarkand. .