MPPSC 2020 – UNIT WISE TEST SERIES 2020 - TEST 5 MPPSC 2020 UNIT WISE MAINS TEST SERIES 2020 TEST 5 MODEL HINTS GS PAPER 1 Unit 5 – HISTORY of MP (Dynasties) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- 3 MARKERS 1. This question consists of very short answer-type questions. Each question is to be answered in 1 line (10 Words). There is no internal choice. Each question carries 3 marks. (a) Avantibai Model Hints Avanitbai or Avanti bai Lodhi was the Wife of Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh She was the ruler of the Ramgarh estate on the banks of Kharmer River. Ramgarh presently comes under Dindori Distt, Madhya Pradesh. (Earlier under Mandla district, before division) Sacrificed her life in Revolt of 1857 Birth Anniversary : 16 April Death Anniversary 20 March In the honor of freedom fighter Rani Avantibai Lodhi, the Narmada Valley Development Authority named the Bargi dam after her in Jabalpur district. Department of Posts also issued a stamp in honor of Rani Avantibai. MPPSC 2020 (UNIT WISE TEST SERIES – 50 TESTS) (Enroll@9999) Call: 9953733830 WhatsApp: 7982862964 Mail: [email protected] www.mppscadda.com MPPSC 2020 – UNIT WISE TEST SERIES 2020 - TEST 5 (b) Chandelas Model Hints Chandel Dynasty (9th -13th Century AD) The Chandela or Chandel is a Rajput clan in Central India Nannuk founded the Chandel dynasty in Bundelkhand Bundelkhand was known as Jejakbhukti. Their Capitals were at Khajuraho and Mahoba. Initially Chandels were the feudal ( Samant) under Pratiharas. Chandelas also captured fort Kalinjar. Chandelas assumed to be the decendents of saint Chadrodaya. The Chandelas built the most famous Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho in 1050 A.D. (c) Rani Durgawati Model Hints Rani Durgawati was born on 5th October 1524 A.D. in the family of famous Chandel emperor Keerat Rai. She was born at the fort of Kalanjar (Banda, U.P.). At the age of 18 in 1542 CE, she was married to Dalpatshah, the eldest son of king Sangramshah of Gond Dynasty. Chandel and Gond dynasties got closer as a consequence of this marriage and that was the reason Keerat Rai got the help of Gonds and his son-in-law Dalpatshah at the time of invasion of Shershah Suri in which Shershah Suri died. She gave birth to a son in 1545 A.D. who was named Vir Narayan. Dalpatshah died in about 1550 A.D. Durgavati took the reins of the Gond kingdom in her hands. Two ministers Adhar Kayastha and Man Thakur helped the Rani in looking after the administration successfully and effectively. Rani moved her capital to Chauragarh in place of Singaurgarh. Rani Durgavati was a personality with varied facets. She was valiant, beautiful and brave and also a great leader with administrative skills. Her self-respect forced her to fight till death rather than surrender herself to her enemy. She, like her ancestral dynasty, built so many lakes in her state and did a lot for the welfare of her people. She respected the scholars and extended her patronage to them. She welcomed the Vitthalnath of Vallabh community and took Diksha from him. She was secular and appointed many eminent Muslims on important posts. The place where she sacrificed herself has always been a source of inspiration for freedom fighters. In the year 1983, the Government of Madhya Pradesh renamed the University of Jabalpur as Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya in her memory. Government of India paid its tribute to the valiant Rani by issuing a postal-stamp commemorating her martyrdom, on 24th June 1988. MPPSC 2020 (UNIT WISE TEST SERIES – 50 TESTS) (Enroll@9999) Call: 9953733830 WhatsApp: 7982862964 Mail: [email protected] www.mppscadda.com MPPSC 2020 – UNIT WISE TEST SERIES 2020 - TEST 5 (d) Islamnagar Model Hints Islamnagar is a panchayat village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh It lies in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, on the Bhopal-Berasia road, at a distance of 12 km from the state main city. Islamnagar is a historical destination made famous due to its rich legacy of being the capital city of the princely state of Bhopal for a short duration. Dost Mohammad Khan, an Afghan soldier, established his capital at Jagdishpur, 10 km from Bhopal and later renamed it as Islamnagar The Bhopal state was founded by Dost Mohammad Khan, an Afghan soldier in the Mughal army. He took advantage of the disintegrating Mughal empire and annexed several territories. For instance, he usurped the Rajput principality of Mangalgarh and the Gond kingdom of Rani Kamlapati, after the death of their female rulers. (e) Kalchuri Dynasty Model Hints The Kalachuris were an Indian dynasty that ruled in west-central to central India between 7th to 12th centuries. Initially Kalchuri were ruling over Mahishmati (Maheshwar) under Krishnaraj, Shankargana and Buddharaj. But the Budhraj was displaced by Chalukya ruler Manglesh and they shifted to Tripuri. Important Rulers Kokkal I - He strenthgened the Kalchuri in Tripuri. Gangey Deva - He not only strengthen the Kalchuri, but extended it's territory to all around. Laxmi Karna - He was another great king. He continued the glorious age of his father Gangey Deva. Laxmikarna along with the the Chaluky-Solanki (Gujarat) traped the Raja Bhoj (Dhar) and killed him. The downfall of Kalchuri power starts after that and then the state occupied by Muslim rulers (f) Holkars Model Hints Holkar Dynasty (1727 — 1947) Holkar state in Indore was founded by Malhar Rao Holkar in 1727. Malhar Rao was the founder and the First ruler of Holkar state. Malhar Rao Holkar was assigned the rule of five groups of villages (5 Mahals), under the division of Maratha empire by Peshwa Bajirao. This was the beginning of first Maratha rule in state of M.P. MPPSC 2020 (UNIT WISE TEST SERIES – 50 TESTS) (Enroll@9999) Call: 9953733830 WhatsApp: 7982862964 Mail: [email protected] www.mppscadda.com MPPSC 2020 – UNIT WISE TEST SERIES 2020 - TEST 5 5 MARKERS 2. Answers of the following questions in 5-6 lines (50 words) each: (a) Give a brief account of Gupta rulers with reference to geographic region of Madhya Pradesh. Model Hints Gupta Dynasty emerged as the supreme power in India during 4th century. The Gupta rulers who had connections with the M.P. were Samudragupta, Bhangupta, Chandragupta II and Skandagupta. Samudragupta • Three important facts associated with the Samudragupta affected the ancient M.P. as follows: • Eran inscription (Eran, Sagar) : According to Eran inscription, this city was known as Swaghog nagar of Samdragupta(Consumable by Samudragupta only) . • Prayag praise (Prayag , U.P.) : According to prayag inscription (composed by Harisena), Samudragupta on his expedition towards south, passed through the dense forest of M.P. and thereby conquered some rulers ruling inside the forest. • Ramgupta "Kanch": Some coins named as "Kanch" (Samudragupta's another name) also recovered from the vidisha. Chandragupta— II "Vikramaditya" (375- 415 AD) • The greatest gupta king "Chandragupta—II" is assumed to be famous and popular Ujjaini king "Vikramaditya", about whom various myth practiced in the region. • Chandragupta —II owned the title "Vikramaditya" and was called as "Shakari" , "Dhaw", "Devraj" etc. • Chandragupta announced the Ujjain as capital for gupta empire. Mostly he seated in Ujjain with his "Navratan" (Nine Eminent Scholars of different fields) which are as; • According to Sanchi inscription Chandragupta haulted at Sanchi with his army chief on the way to a military expedition against Shakas. • Fahien, a Chinese Buddhist traveller, visited Malwa during his reign over here. Skandagupta • Another great gupta king skandgupta "Vikramaditya" also associated with M.P. following terms: • When he was busy against " Hunas" ( in a great war at singhu coast, the Vakatak ruler "Narendrasena" captured Malwa. But After returning to pataliputra , the Skandgupta occupied the region. • A copper inscriptions recovered from Indore depict a fact that Skandgupta grant-in-aid to a guild of oil manufactures (Teli-shreni) Bhanugupta (500 AD) A later gupta ruler named as Bhanugupta finds his place in the history of M.P. as described in the Eran inscription that his one of the military man gopiraj killed in a military expedition. MPPSC 2020 (UNIT WISE TEST SERIES – 50 TESTS) (Enroll@9999) Call: 9953733830 WhatsApp: 7982862964 Mail: [email protected] www.mppscadda.com MPPSC 2020 – UNIT WISE TEST SERIES 2020 - TEST 5 (b) Enlist the different dynasties and their prominent rulers which belongs to the Medieval History of MP. Model Hints History Of MP During the Medieval Period In 528, Vasodharman of Malwa defeated the Hunas, who had invaded India from the north-west and ended their expansion. In this way, Malwa reemerged from the disintegrating Gupta Empire as a separate kingdom. Pushyabhuti Dynasty During the seventh century, the region was conquered by King Harsha from Thaneshwar. He reunited northern India for a few decades before his death in 647. Rashtrakuta Dynasty In 786, the region was captured by the south Indian dynasty—Rashtrakuta kings of the Deccan. This period saw the triangular struggle for power between Pal-Pratihar-Rashtrakuts. The Rashtrakutas appointed the Rajput clan of Paramara rulers as governors of Malwa. So the medieval period saw the rise of the rajputs such as the Parmars of Malwa and the Chandels of Bundelkhand (see note). Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty This dynasty ruled central India from the mid-seventh to the eleventh century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. The Gurjara-Pratiharas prevented the Arabs from moving east of the Indus River. The Gurjara—Pratiharas became the most powerful dynasty in northern India under Nagabhata II. Nagabhata's grandson was MihiraBhoja. Under Bhoja and his successor Mahendrapala I, the Pratihara Empire reached its peak of prosperity and power. The extent of its territory rivaled that of the Gupta Empire. This expansion once again triggered the tripartite power struggle for the control of the Indian subcontinent.