The Thirteenth Century: Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate-The Ghurian Invasions [IAS (Admin.) Mains History]: Questions 1 - 4 of 4

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:

“The battles of Tarain and Chandawar laid the foundations of Turkish rule in India” . Elaborate. (10 Marks)

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Battle of Tarain and Chandarwar

  • Battle of tarain and Chandawar played an important role in the history of medieval India at its laid to the foundations of Turkish rule in India.
  • 1st Battle of tarain fought between the two ambitious rulers Muizzuddin Muhammad and Prithviraj Chauhan, the conflict started over the rival claims for Tabarhinda. In the bat…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Internal strife and conflict beset with personal ambitions was enough of an invitation for the Ghurids to invade India. Discuss. (15 Marks)

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Ghurids and Invasion of India

  • The Establishment of Turkish rule in India during the closing decades of the 12th century marks the beginning of the new phase in Indian history because the Turks brought new political-administrative and socio-cultural institutions and practices.
  • The establishment of Turkish rule was not the outcome of any single factor …

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2022

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Answer the following questions in about 150 words each. (Paper 1)

The establishment of large number of urban settlements in North India in the thirteenth century was principally owing to the deployment of Turkish garrisons across the lands. Comment.

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The establishment of large numbers of urban settlements in North India in the thirteenth century was principally owing to the deployment of Turkish garrisons across the lands.

  • The Turkish invasions of India in the 12th and 13th centuries led to the establishment of a number of new urban center՚s in North India.
  • These urban centers՚s were often locate…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2022

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Answer the following questions in about 150 words each. (Paper 1)

What were Brahmadeya grants? How do your account for the large number of such grants in the early medieval period?

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Brahmadeya grants were a type of land grant made to Brahmins in early medieval India.

  • The term “brahmadeya” literally means “gift to a Brahmin.”
  • These grants were typically made in the form of villages or plots of land, and they were often tax-free.

There were a number of reasons why Brahmadeya grants became so common in the early medieval period.

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