Medieval History Art and Culture Quiz

In 1001, Mahmud Ghazni launched the first attack on India. In 25 years, he made 17 attacks on India. In order to steal the gold, he launched his final assault on the Somnath temple in 1025.

Parts of the fort are still reserved for use by the Indian Army because it was primarily intended as a military building. When Aurangzeb acquired power in 1658, it was later converted into a palace and used as a gilded jail for eight years.

Amad Shah, the ineffective Mughal emperor of India from 1748 to 1754, has been described as amicable but inept and lacking in personality, education, or leadership characteristics.

By seizing Delhi in 1739, Nadir Shah finished up his conquest of the Mughal empire and transported the peacock throne to Persia together with other valuables. The Persian Naderi Peacock Throne is supposed to have been constructed in part from the pieces that were later disassembled.

Alberuni travelled to India to research mathematics, astronomy, and the various religions that were active there.

Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, is credited with creating India's largest canal system. He built a double system of canals from the Yamuna to the Sutlej in 1355 to support the newly established city of Hissar-i-Firoza.

The sixteenth Mughal Emperor of India, Alamgir II, ruled from June 3, 1754, until November 29, 1759.

The great Indian saint and mystic poet Kabir Das was born in 1440 and passed away in 1518. Kabir Das made an effort to harmonise various religions by presenting a universal path that all people might follow.

Akbar established the Mansabdari system as the government's framework in the Mughal Empire in 1571. Mansabdari was a system for ranking government officials that established their civil and military responsibilities as well as their salaries.

Wazir generally refers to either the chief minister or the prime minister. During the Abbasid era, the Wazir institution existed. Wazir also had a significant role in the Sultani administration throughout the Delhi and Bengal sultanates.

His sister Gulbadan wrote a book called Humayun-Nama that details Humayun's life. His famous tomb, which was constructed by his widow after his death, keeps his fame alive in India and throughout the world even today.

One of the most well-known tourist destinations close to Agra is Fatehpur Sikri, which has Ibadat Khana, or the place of prayer.

The poem, which was written in the 16th century by the poet Tulsidas, is out for its profound statement of love for a personal god and its illustration of the ideal behaviour of a husband and king (Rama), a wife (Sita), and a brother (Lakshmana) through the characters they feature.

In the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district is where you may find the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple. It is located in the village of Khajuraho, and the temple complex spans an area of 6 square kilometres.

The Gita Govinda, which was written in the 12th century AD, spread amazingly quickly across most of the Indian subcontinent, from Kerala to Punjab, from Gujarat to Manipur, and had a significant impact on each region's culture and traditions.

Qutb-ud-din Aybak, the first Sultan of Delhi, was a former slave who worked his way through the ranks to become a general, a governor, and then the Sultan of Delhi. To honour his victory, Qutb-ud-din began building the Qutub Minar, a well-known landmark in Delhi, but he passed away before it was finished.

Shiqdar was the leader of the Shiqq administrative division. A province being divided into districts was a holdover from the previous Hindu and Turko-Afghan systems. Its name during the Sultanate era was Shiq.

Babur was encouraged to invade India by Daulat Khan, the most powerful noble in Punjab who was unhappy with Ibrahim Lodhi. Between 1519 and 1523, he made four voyages to India in an effort to conquer it.

The deep figurative stone carving that was so prevalent at Akbar's Red Fort in Agra is much less evident in the tomb built by Jahangir, but several of the domes and the arched ceiling of the tomb offer an amazing display of vibrant patterns made with the exuberant fluidity that distinguishes Hindu craftsmanship.

Shah Jahan was given the name "Khurram" by his grandfather Akbar when he was born as Prince Shihab-ud-din Muhammad. His father gave him the title "Shah Jahan Bahadur" after being moved by his son.