Class 7 The Sultans of Delhi
I. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word:
1. Mohammad Ghori was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan in the first battle of Tarain.
2. Siri was the capital built by Allauddin Khilji in Delhi.
3. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat.
II. Answer the following questions in a sentence each:
1. Whom did Mohammed
Ghori defeat in the second battle of Tarain?
Ans: Mohammad Ghori defeated the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan in the II
Battle of Tarain.
2. Who built Qutub
Minar?
Ans: Qutub – Ud – Dn Aibak started constructing the Qutub Minar and later it
was completed by Sultan Iltumish.
3. Who was the only
woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
Ans: The only female ruler during the sultanate period was Raziya.
4. Who was the
commander-in-chief sent by Allauddin Khilji to conquer South India?
Ans: Malik Kafur was the Commander-in-chief sent by Allauddin Khilji to conquer
south India.
5. From where did
Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq shift his capital to?
Ans: Mohammad Bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri.
6. Which Sultan
declared himself as, ‘The Representative of God’?
Ans: Balban declared himself as the representative of God.
III. Discuss in groups and answer:
1. What were the
results of Mohammad Ghazni’s invasions?
Ans: The Arabs were the first to invade the Indian territories. Three
centuries, later, Mohammed Ghazori of Turkish origin invaded India. Mohammed
was the sultan of Ghazni, a small kingdom in Afghanistan He invaded India
seventeen times, looting and destroying prosperous cities and wealthy temples.
Among such temples included Sri Krishna temple at Mathura and the rich and
sacred temple of Somanath.
2. Name the dynasties
of Delhi Sultanate?
Ans: The slave Dynasty, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughlaq Dynasty, the Sayyid,
and the Lodi Dynasty are the dynasties of Delhi Sultans.
3. State the
achievements of Qutubuddin Aibak.
Ans: a) Qutub – Ud – Din was the first sultan of Delhi.
b) He strengthened the Turkish rule in India by defeating his enemies.
c) To mark his victory he started constructing Qutub Minar at Mehrauli near Delhi.
4. State the policies
of Allauddin Khilji.
Ans: a) Allauddin introduced several reforms in administrative, military, and
economic fields.
b) He regulated the price of goods commonly consumed.
c) He banned the consumption of liquor and gambling in ‘Delhi.
d) The guilty’ were severely punished.
e) Allauddin aspired to conquer entire India with huge army. he invaded the 4 major kingdoms of South India & looted wealth.
5. Explain the
experiments of Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
Ans: Mohammed bin Tughalak was the most notable sultan of the Tugalaq dynasty.
He was imprudent and ill-fempered who took hasty decisions.
a) To improve the functioning of the administration, He shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri and renamed in Daulatabad. He passed strict orders that all the residents of Delhi move to their places and they were put in trouble. They were forced to leave the home and faced misery and many of them died. After shifting that he realized the mistake again he ordered reshifting of the capital.
b) He issued bronze coins instead of silver coins. But he failed to pass order that the only the government had the authority to mint. Consequently, all people began to mint copper coins. This resulted in the devaluation of coins. He was deceived by the people. This proved a great failure and weakened the economic condition.
6. What were the
contributions of the Delhi Sultans to architecture and literature?
Ans: Architechture:
The main structures built by the sultans were the famous Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Quwwat – ul – Islam mosque, and the fort of Siri, all in Delhi.
Literature:
During the sultanate period, the Urdu language evolved.
Amir Khusrau and Amir Hasan were great Persian poets of this period.
The poet Jayasi wrote ‘Padmavat’ in Urdu which was a Sufi poem.
Ramananda, Kabirdas, Raidas, and Meerabi belonged to this period.
IV. Match the items in column ‘A’ with those of column ‘B’:
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A |
B |
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1. Jayasi |
Padmavat |
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2. Daulatabad |
Devagiri |
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3. Allauddin Khilji |
Alai Darwaza |
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4. Amir Khusrao |
Sitar |
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