The Thirteenth Century: Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate-Foundation of Delhi Sultanate and Early Turkish Sultans [IAS (Admin.) Mains History]: Questions 1 - 5 of 5

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Question 1

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Explain the Token Currency System introduced by Muhammad Tughlaq.

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Token Currency System Introduced by Muhammad Tughlaq

  • Token currency system introduced by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He was very innovative in adopting new policies. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the introduced the “Token Currency system” . According to Barani, the Sultan introduced token currency because the treasury was empty due to the Sultan՚s schemes of c…

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Question 2

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Explain the ‘Corps of Forty’ and its relations with the Sultans.

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Corps of Forty and the Sultans

  • The Delhi Sultanate owes the outlines of its administrate system to Iltutmish.
The Delhi Sultanate
  • He organized the revenue and finance Department. This was a task, which had not been attempted by any other Muslim in India before him.
  • As administrative structure could not be built without the support of the Turkish nobili…

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2006

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Highlight the key elements of the governance structure prevailing throughout the Turko-Afghan Period in Delhi Sultanate. (30 Marks)

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2020

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Assess the causes of the defeat of Northern Indian States against the Turkish invasion. (15 Marks) (Paper 1)

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Northern Indian States and Turkish Invasion

Introduction

  • With the rise of the Turks in Central Asia and subsequent invasions of India in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Turks managed to gain a foothold on the north-western frontiers.
  • Islam is believed to have entered India as a result of marauding raids by Mahmud Ghazni and Mohammad Ghor.
  • The Muslim T…

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2021

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Discuss the importance of Iqta system. How did it help in centralization of administration of the Delhi Sultanate?

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The Iqta System and the Delhi Sultanate

Introduction

  • One of the most important features of the Turko-Afghan political system was the Iqta system.
  • This system witnessed during the Delhi Sultanate period.
  • It was basically an Arab practice adopted by the Arab Turks and brought to India by the Turks.
  • Iqta was first distributed in the Indian state of Punjab …

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