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Tughluma method of fighting was introduced by?

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Babur

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Babur was a devotee of naqshbandi sect. True or false?

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True

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Who was shaikh ubaidullah ahrar?

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Naqshbandi sect shaikh followed by babur

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Tuzuk i baburi is written in which language and by whom ?

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Babur himself, chagtai turkish

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Tuzuk i baburi was translated to persian as baburnama in the era of___?

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Akhbar

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Table i adl?

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Drums of justice introduced by humayun

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Din panah capital was established by ____ on banks of river ____?

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Humayun, on banks of yamuna

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Battle of chausa?

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1539 - sher khan destroyed mughal army of babur

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Battle of chausa was fought on which river?

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Karmnasa

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What was the significance of battle of bilgram/kannauj fought in 1540

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Sher khan thoroughly defeated humayun, who escaped to persia in the court of an iranian king shah tahmsap

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Sher shah suri was a turkic ruler. True or false.

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No. Afghan origin.

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Farid was the original name of which ruler ?

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Sher shah suri (this title given by muhd nuhani who was the afghan ruler in bihar)

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Purana qila was built by?

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Humayun and sher shah suri

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Rohtas fort and bhera city in pakistan were built by ___?

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Sher shah suri

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Largest administrative unit during sher shah suri was —-

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Sarkar
(Then pargana - then village)

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Following offices during the time of sher shah suri were incharge of -
Diwani wizarat/wazir
Diwani ariz
Diwani rasalat
Diwani insha

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Revenue and finance
Army
Foreign minister
Communications minister

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Fotedar?

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Treasurer

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Shiqdar i shiqdaran managed ___?
Munsif i munsifan managed ____?

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Law and order
Revenue

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Sher shah suri followed which measurement of land?

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Sikandari gaz

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Todarmal contributed to the revenue policy pf __?

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Sher shah suri

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Silver coins were called ___ in delhi sultanate period and ___ during sher shah suri

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Tanka, rupaya

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Sher shah suri did not print copper coins. True or false

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False. Copper coins called dam were introduced by suri

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Dak chowki, sarai, highways were built by?

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Sher shah suri

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Padmawat was written in the era of ?

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Sher shah suri, by malik mohd jayasi

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During sher shah suri, civil and criminal cases were handled by ___?
Qazi for civil Shiqqdar for criminal
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Humayunnama was written in ____ by ____
Persian, gulbadan (sister)
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Second battle of panipat?
Akbar vs hemu, 1556
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Who was the first mughal emperor to extend suzerainty in deccan states of berar, khandesh and ahmadnagar?
Akbar
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Roshnai movement was during ___?
Akbar. Raja birbal killed in it
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Mansabdari system was introduced by ___?
Akbar
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Explain mansabdari system
Mansab means rank Given to both civil and military officers This rank decided the number of horses to be held by the mansabdar - who was paid in cash or jagir
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Mansabdar were only paid in salary. Yes or no
No. Sometimes given jagir also
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Subah?
Privinces in akbar’s era
34
Akbar reduced the amount of jizya to be paid but did not abolish it completely. True or false ?
False. He abolished jizya
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Mansabdari was solely a military system to maintain horses. True or false
False. Mansadari was half civil and half military. He administered an area as well as provided horses/armymen to the king
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Mansabdars were not appointed in judicial departments. True or false
True
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Zat and sawar?
Zat - pay Sawar - no. Of horses
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Who were ahadis appointed by mughal emperor?
Gentlemen troopers - recruited directly by the king - skilled musketeers, bowmen They had their separate payroll anf master Were highly trusted by the king High salary and status
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Du aspa sih aspa?
Jahangir’s innovation of mansabdari
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Jama and hasil?
Jama - estimated income Haasil - actual income
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Mashrut - additional rank in mansabdari meant and introduced by ?
Aurangzeb - temporary measure to recruit additional horsemen in times of emergency at the expense of the state
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Khurrak i dawwab?
Cess imposed by aurangzeb to meet cost of feeding animals
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Mansabdari wa hereditary or transferable in akbar’s time ?
Transferablw
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Paiqabi?
Area whose revenue is yet to be assigned to any mansabdar
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Mashrut jagir?
Conditional jagir
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Bhagvata purana was translated in persian by _____?
Todarmal
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Diwan-i-kul?
Finance and revenue dept in abkar’s time
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Kankut?
Method of estimation of state demand
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Karori experiment?
Carried out by akbar to bridge the gap between jama and hasil
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Types of land Polaj? Paarati? Chachar? Banjar?
Polaj - fertile, continuous cultivation Paraati - fallow for a year Chachar - fallow for 3-4 yrs Banjar - cultivable wasteland
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Which ruler replaced sikandari gaz by ilahi gaz?
Akbar
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Dahseri?
Emergency cess
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Nabood?
Cropless area
54
Fatehpur sikri was built by ____ for____?
Akbar, in 1570, in honor of shaikh salim chishti
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Ibadat khana was built around cell of which sufi saint?
Shaikh abdullah niyazi
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Since the beginning itself, ibadat khana was open to brahmins, jains, jews, christians etc. true or false?
False. Initially only sunni muslims, sufi shaikhs and ulemas were allowed. Others invited in 1578. (Ibadat khana was made in 1575)
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Mahzarnama?
Ab attested statement by ulemas that allowed akbar to interpret laws
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Kotwal?
Town police
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Role of bakshi and faujdar during akbar?
Bakshi - military paymaster Faujdar - military commanders
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Sadr?
Minister of religion an charity
61
To commemorate which event akbar changed name of prayad to allahabad in 1583?
Commemorate din i ilahi
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Maktab khana?
Translation bureau during akbar
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Ramayan was translated to persian in akbar’s ocurt by __?
Abdul qadir badayuni
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Panchtantra was translated to persian in akbar’s ocurt by ___?
Faizi
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Ain i akbari and akbar nama were written by __?
Abul fazl
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Which navratna of akbar was fondly referred to as FARZAND?
Raja man singh ( raja of amber )
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Lilavati was a book on ?
Sanskrit work in maths by bhaskar acharya
68
Sri ganesh stotra and sangita sara were written by ?
Tansen
69
Faizi was a court poet of ?
Akbar
70
Who translated turkish tuzik i baburi and baburnama in persian?
Abdul rahim khan i khanan/mirza khan
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Khetakutukam and dwatrimshadyogavali are books on ?
Astrology
72
Who translated bible into persian in akbar’s court?
Abul fazl
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Battle of haldighati was fought in ___ between ____?
1576, maharana pratap of mewar vs raja man singh from akbar’s side Mughals won
74
Guru arjun dev was executed by ?
Jahangir
75
Who was the first muslim ruler to annex kangra?
Jahangir
76
Thomas row and william hawkins visited mughal court in reign on ___?
Jahangir
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Tuzuk i jahangiri was in which language?
Persian
78
Ustad mansur was a painter in the court of ?
Jahangir
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Farhang i jahangiri was a book of ?
Dictionary
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Which ruler is also called prince khurram ?
Shah jahan
81
Kandahar was lost by mughals in the era of ___?
Jahangir
82
Jahangir moved capital back to delhi from agra. True or false?
False. Shah jahan moved it
83
Red fort construction was started by ?
Shah jahan
84
Who was the architect of taj mahal and red fort?
Ustad ahmad lahori
85
Purani dilli founded by ____
Shah jahan in 1639, aka shahjahanabad
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List travellers that visited during shah jahan
Bernier Travernier MANDELSLO MANUCCI
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BATTLES OF SAMUGARH AND DEORAI WERE FOUGHT BW?
DARA SHUKOH AND AURANGZEB
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GURU TEJ BAHADUR WAS EXECUTED BY ___?
AURANGZEB
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Muhtasib?
Moral police during aurangzeb
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Which ruler was obsessed with deccan treasury, annexed golconda and bijapur, but these conquests emptied his treasury.
Arangzeb
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Which mughal ruler gave french the permission to set up a factory at surat?
Aurangzeb, in 1667
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Aurangzeb was influenced by naqshbandi sect. True or false?
True
93
Fatwa e alamgiri was a book on ?
Statecraft, military, ethics
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Ahom revolt took place during which mughal emperor?
Aurangzeb
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Battle of saraighat and battle of itakhuli relate to which revolt/ruler?
Aurangzeb, ahom revolt
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Bibi ka maqbara was constructed by
Aurangzeb
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Moti masjid was built by
Aurangzeb

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