Test: Medieval History - Bank Exams MCQ

Razia Sultan (1236 AD-1240 AD):

• She belonged to the Slave Dynasty.
• She was the first and last Muslim woman ruler of Medieval India.
• She appointed Jamaluddin Yakoot as the highest officer of cavalry.
• She abandoned Pardah and appeared before the public in male dress.
• She saved the empire from Mongol invasion.
• She died in the year 1240 AD.

• The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in Sasaram, Bihar.
• Sher Shah Suri defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India.
• Sher Shah Suri's tomb is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture.
• It was designed by the architect Mir Muhammad Aliwal Khan.

• The Battle of Tarain were a series of two battles fought in 1191 and 1192 A.D between Prithviraj and Muhammad Ghori. 
• The battles were fought near the town of Tarain, near Thanesar in present-day Haryana.
• The conflict between Prithviraj and Muhammad Ghori started for the fort of Tarabhinda (Bhatinda).
• The enemies met each other on the battlefield at Tarain known as the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 A.D.
• Muhammad was defeated in the battle and his forces were severely routed. A little attempt was made by Prithviraj to oust the Ghurids from Punjab.
• This gave Muhammad Ghori time to re-group his forces and make another bid for India the following year.
• He met Prithviraj for the second time on the battlefield of Tarain in 1192 A.D. Prithviraj was decisively defeated this time and  Prithviraj was captured and put to death.

Buland Darwaza

• It was built in 1601.
• The Time taken for its construction was 12 Years.
• It is located at Fatehpur Sikri, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India
• A mixture of Hindu and Persian styles of architecture is the architectural style.​

• Diwan-i-Insha was the department of correspondence.
• Delhi Sultanate's administration was segregated into various parts – Central, Provincial, Judicial, Local, etc.
• There were many departments and officials who helped the Sultan in administration. 

Iltutmish introduced Silver Tanka and Copper Jital , the two coins of the Delhi Sultanate. The coins prior to Iltutmish were introduced by the invaders which bear the Sanskrit characters and even Bull and Shivalinga. Iltutmish was the first to introduce a “Pure Arabic Coin” in India. The Coins were engraved with “The Mighty Sultan, Sun of the Empire and the Faith, Conquest-laden, Il-tutmish,” after he received an investiture of Sovereign Sultan of Delhi from the Caliph of Baghdad. The Silver Tanka issued by Iltutmish was weighing 175 grains. Gold Tanka of the same weight was later issued by Balban.

The genesis of Akbar’s revenue system can be traced to Alauddin Khilji. Akbar’s adopted this system . Till 1566 which was 10th year of Akbar’s reign no change was made in Akbar policy of crop rate (ray) that he inherited. Subsequently Akbar adopted a system of annual assessment.

Tara was a silver coin and Kakini was copper coin

Loom was developed under the patronage of the Sultans. It is a textile development technology with many Iranian and Central Asian designs being incorporated. It is assumed that carpet-weaving on vertical loom of Persia was also introduced during this time.

Like his ideology, coins of Akbar also reflect secularism. The Hindu symbol of Swastika appears on many of his coins along with the “Kalima” (Islamic affirmation of faith). He also issued gold half mohurs with depictions of Rama and Sita on them. Some silver coins also had the words “Rama” and “Gobind” on them.