Delhi Sultanate Quiz: Clerkship 2024
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Who founded the Delhi Sultanate?
After Muhammad Ghori's death, his general Qutbuddin Aibak became Sultan at Lahore in 1206 and began the Delhi Sultanate. Ghori himself ruled Ghur and was not a Delhi Sultan. Iltutmish and Balban were later Mamluk rulers.
- The Delhi Sultanate lasted from 1206 to 1526
- The first dynasty was the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty
- Aibak died in a polo accident in 1210
- 1206 = beginning, 1526 = ended at Panipat
Who was the first woman ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi?
Razia, daughter of Iltutmish, became Sultan in 1236 and ruled till 1240. Nur Jahan was a Mughal empress, Chand Bibi ruled Ahmednagar and Durgavati ruled Gondwana, none of them Sultans of Delhi.
- Razia ruled 1236–1240
- Iltutmish himself named her heir
- The Turkish nobles (Chahalgani) opposed her
- Nur Jahan belongs to the Mughal age, not the Sultanate
- Razia = 1236, the only woman Sultan of the Mamluk dynasty
Who introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital coins?
Iltutmish introduced the silver tanka and copper jital and so laid the base of the Sultanate's coinage. He also organised the iqta system and moved the capital from Lahore to Delhi. Aibak's rule was too short for such reform.
- Iltutmish ruled 1211–1236
- Capital moved from Lahore to Delhi
- Formed the band of forty Turkish nobles (Chahalgani)
- Completed the Qutb Minar
- Iltutmish = tanka + jital
| Coin | Metal |
|---|---|
| Tanka | Silver |
| Jital | Copper |
Which Sultan is famous for price control and market reforms?
Alauddin Khalji fixed the prices of essential goods so he could maintain a large standing army. The markets were supervised by the Shahna-i-Mandi and the Diwan-i-Riyasat. Balban stressed discipline in army and court, not market control.
- Ruled 1296–1316
- Dagh (branding of horses) and chehra (soldiers' roll)
- Built the Siri fort and the Alai Darwaza
- General Malik Kafur led the southern campaigns
- Alauddin = markets + standing army
Which Sultan shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad and introduced token currency?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq moved the capital to Daulatabad in 1327 and issued token coins of copper and brass. Both schemes failed and he returned to Delhi. Firoz Shah was his successor, who turned to canals and new towns.
- Ruled 1325–1351
- The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta came in his reign
- Daulatabad was earlier called Devagiri
- Alauddin's policy was market control, Muhammad's was capital and currency
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq = Daulatabad + token coins
Which Sultan is known for digging canals, founding Firozabad and bringing Ashokan pillars to Delhi?
Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) dug many irrigation canals, founded Firozabad, Jaunpur and Hisar, and brought two Ashokan pillars to Delhi. He also set up the Diwan-i-Khairat for charity.
- Ruled 1351–1388
- Autobiography: Futuhat-i-Firozshahi
- Diwan-i-Khairat and Diwan-i-Bandagan
- Firoz = canals + Firozabad
Which was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
The five dynasties were Mamluk, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi. The last was the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526), founded by Bahlul Lodi. The last Sultan, Ibrahim Lodi, lost to Babur at Panipat in 1526. The Sayyids (1414–1451) came just before.
- Bahlul Lodi was the founder
- Sikandar Lodi founded Agra in 1504
- Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan
- The Sayyids are not the last, they come just before the Lodis
- Mamluk, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi
Whom did Babur defeat in the First Battle of Panipat (1526)?
In 1526 Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat; Ibrahim died in the battle, ending the Sultanate and starting the Mughal empire. Babur beat Rana Sanga at Khanwa in 1527. Hemu fought Akbar's side at the Second Battle of Panipat in 1556.
- First Panipat 1526
- Khanwa 1527, Ghaghra 1529
- Second Panipat 1556: Akbar vs Hemu
- Rana Sanga and Hemu belong to other battles
- 15-26: Babur and Panipat
Whom did Muhammad Ghori defeat in the Second Battle of Tarain (1192)?
Prithviraj won the First Battle of Tarain in 1191, but Ghori defeated him in 1192 at the Second Battle, opening the way for Turkish rule in north India. Ghori defeated Jaichand in 1194 at Chandawar.
- First Tarain 1191: Prithviraj won
- Second Tarain 1192: Ghori won
- Chandawar 1194: Jaichand defeated
- 91 Prithviraj, 92 Ghori
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10 questions on the dynasties, Sultans, reforms and battles of the Delhi Sultanate.
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