History notes for Kerala PSC: Delhi
March 31, 2022 2022-03-31 12:41History notes for Kerala PSC: Delhi
Sultanate
Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom undernTomara Rajputs. Coins minted in Delhi that had a wide circulation are called Dehliwal. Turkish conqueror, Mahmud of Ghazni, established a huge empire in Central Asia, with its capital at Ghazni, the present-day South Kabul. The first ruler to get the title of “Sultan” Mahmud Ghazni. 17 times, he attacked India during the period between 1000 and 1027 AD
Slave dynasty (1206-1290)
- The first Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 between:
Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohammed Ghori
- In the second Battle of Tarain in 1192, Mohammed Ghori defeat:
Prithviraj Chauhan
- Slave dynasty was also known as:
Mamluk dynasty or Ghulam Dynasty
- Slave dynasty was established by:
Qutb ud-din Aibak
- The first dynasty known as Delhi Sultanate:
Slave Dynasty
Qutb ud-Din Aibak (1206 – 1210)
- First ruler of the Mamluk Dynasty:
Qutb ud- Din Aibak
- Delhi Sultan known as Lakh Bash (Giver of Lakhs):
Qutb ud- Din
- Sold as a slave to Muhammad Ghori.
- Aibak is Ghori’s trusted general and commander.
- He was given the charge of Delhi after:
1192.
- Aibak declared himself Sultan of Delhi, after the death of Ghori in:
1206
- The first Islamic monuments in northern India, which was built by Aibak:
Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi.
- The construction of Qutub Minar in Delhi was began by:
Qutb ud- Din Aibak
- He was also known as for his generosity. However, he was also responsible for the destruction and desecration of many Hindu temples.
- Delhi Suthan, died after falling down from a horse while playing chaugan (a form of polo):
Qutb ud- Din Aibak
- He was succeeded by Aram Shah.
Iltutmish (1211 – 1236)
- Aram Shah was a weak ruler and was succeeded by:
Iltutmish
- Iltutmish was a son-in-law of:
Qutb ud- Din Aibak.
- The greatest of the slave rulers of Delhi:
Iltutmish
- Sultan who shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi:
Iltutmish
- Delhi sultan who completed the construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutb Minar:
Iltutmish
- The silver introduced by Iltumish:
Tanka
- The copper introduced by Iltumish:
Jital
- The Iqtadari system in which the kingdom was divided into Iqtas was introduced by:
Iltumish
- Iltumish was succeeded by his daughter:
Razia Sultana
Razia Sultana (1236 – 1240)
- The first and last Muslim woman ruler of Delhi:
Razia Sultana
- Razia Sultana was known as:
Razia al-Din.
- Razia Sultan was Succeeded by:
Muizuddin Bahram Shah
Ghiyas ud din Balban (1266 – 1287)
- The next notable ruler after Razia:
Ghiyas ud din Balban
- The original name of Ghiyas ud din Balban was:
Bahauddin
- Delhi sultan who introduced the Persian festival of Navroz in India:
Balban
- Ghiyas ud din Balban was succeeded by:
Qaiqubad
- Qaiqubad died of a stroke in 1290 and was succeeded by his three-year-old son:
Shamsuddin Kayumars
- Kayumars was murdered by:
Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji
Khilji Dynasty
Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji (1290- 1296)
- The founder of Khilji Dynasty:
Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji
- As he followed peace and wanted to rule without violence, Jaj- ud- din Firoz Khilji was known as:
“Clemency Jalal-uddin” or ‘Saint ruler’
- The real name of Jalal- ud- din Firoz Khilji:
Malik Feroz Khilji
- Malik Chhajju’s revolt at Kara was suppressed by:
Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji
- Nephew of Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji who was appointed as the Governor of Kara.:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Jalal-ud-din was treacherously murdered by:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
Alauddin Khilji (1296- 1316)
- In 1296 A.D. Ala-ud-din Khilji succeeded Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji.
- Ala-ud-din Khiliji’s generals who conquered Gujarat:
Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan
- The first Sultan who attacked South India:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
- He sent his confidante and general Malik Kafur against the rulers of the south.
- Prataprudra-II of Warangal, Ramachandra Deva, the Yadava king of Devagiri, and Vira Ballala-III the Hoysala king was defeated by:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Delhi sultan who construct Mosque in Rameswaram:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Ala-ud-din followed:
Divine Right Theory of Kingship.
- Officers called Diwan-i-riyasat in the offices called Shahana-i-mandi to standardize the market were appointed by:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Who constructed Alai Darwaza, the Palace of a thousand pillars and the Fort of Siri:
Ala-ud-din Khilji
- Ala-ud-din Khilji was succeeded by:
Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah (1316-1320) and Nasir-ud-din Khusrav Shah (1320)
Tughlaq Dynasty
- In1320 A.D. the Governor of Punjab Ghazi Malik conquered Delhii and found:
Tughlaq Dynasty .
- Ghazi Malik assumed the name:
‘Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq’
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq or Ghazi Malik (1320 – 1325)
- Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq or Ghazi Malik was the founder of:
Tughluq dynasty.
- Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq was succeeded by:
Junakhan
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (1325-1361)
- In 1325 A.D. Junakhan, sworn the title:
Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
- He shifted his capital from Delhi to:
Devagiri
- After many difficulties he ordered them to return to Delhi.
- Tughlaq ruler who introduced the copper currency system:
Muhammad-bin-Tughluq.
- To avoid Mongol Invasion Mohammed-bin-Tughluq had to present huge present to:
Tamashirin
- Mohammed-bin-Tughluq’s domestic policies were good but due to faulty implementation measures, they failed, so he is often called as:
Wisest Fool
Firoz Tughlaq (1351-1 388)
- In 1351 Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was succeeded by:
Firoz Tughlaq
- Delhi sultan who withdrew all Taquavi (agricultural) loans granted by Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq:
Firoz Tughlaq
- The important taxes collected by Firoz Tughlaq are:
Kharaj, Khams, Jizya, Zakat
- Towns like Firozabad, Hissar, Jaunpur, and Fatehabad was built by:
Firoz Tughlaq
- The hospitals established by Firoz Tughlaq:
Dar-ul-shafa
- The Marriage Bureau established by Firoz Tughlaq:
Diwani-i-kherat
- The Delhi sultan who established employment bureau:
Firoz Tughlaq
- The Center established by Firoz Tughlaq to give financial aid to the poor:
Diwan-i-lstibqaq
- Delhi sultan who devastated the Jagannath Temple at Puri:
Firoz Tughlaq
- The autobiography of Firoz Tughlaq:
Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi
- Successors of Firoz Tughlaq are:
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Shah II, Abu Bakr Shah, Nasir-ud-din Mohammed Tughlaq
- Timur the ruler of Samarkand invaded India during the period of:
Nasir-ud-din Mohammed Tughlaq,
- Timur captured Delhi in:
1398
Sayyid Dynasty (1414- 1451)
- The founder of Sayyid Dynasty:
Khizr Khan
- Khizr Khan was succeeded by his son:
Mubarak Shah
- The is first Sultan ruler to appoint Hindu nobles in the court of Delhi:
Mubarak Shah .
- Mubarak Shah constructed “Mubarakbad” City on the banks of the river:
Jamuna
- Sayyid ruler who conferred Bahlul Lodi with the title ‘Khan-i-Khanan’ for helping in defeating the ruler of Malwa:
Muhammad Shah
- The last ruler of Sayyid Dynasty who was defeated by Bahlul Lodi the Governor of Lahore in 1457:
Ala-ud-din Shah
Lodi Dynasty (1451 – 1526)
- Bahlul Lodi was the founder of:
Lodi Dynasty.
- The last ruling dynasties of the Sultanate period:
Lodi Dynasty
- The wise Lodi ruler who never sat on the throne and used to sit on the carpet in front of the throne:
Bahlul Lodi
- Lodi ruler who put severe restrictions on the Hindus:
Sikandar Shah
- A work on music names “Lahjati-Sikandar Shahi” was created during the reign of:
Sikandar Shah
- Sikhandar Lodi was succeeded by:
Ibrahim Lodi
- The most powerful noble of Punjab, who invited Babur the ruler of Kabul to invade India:
Daulat Khan
- Babur invaded India and defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat in:
1526