Medieval History Art and Culture Quiz

From the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, north India was ruled by the Muslim Delhi Sultanate. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak was its founder.

Indian poet Jayadeva penned the Gita Govinda in the 12th century. It details the heartwarming romance between Radha, a shepherd girl, and Krishna, the Hindu god Vishnu's incarnation.

According to traditional Advaita Vedanta, Brahman, which is unchanging Consciousness, is the source of all reality and everything in the experienced universe. Advaitins believe that the Creator and the created cosmos are one and the same.

The fourth ruler of the Mughal dynasty, Jahangir, often written Jehangir, ruled from 1605 to 1627. Eight days after his father's passing, on Thursday, November 3, 1605, he ascended to the crown.

Vikramcharita was written by Bilhana. Kashmiri poet Kavi Bilhana lived in the eleventh century.

For around ten years, the capital of the Mughal Empire was Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory). The Jama Masjid, one of India's largest mosques, is part of a complex of monuments and temples that all share a common architectural style.

These rathas are a collection of five monolithic free-standing temples that were carved out of solid granite and diorite rocks under the patronage of Narasimhavarman I.

The Mughal emperor Akbar founded the elite eclectic religious organisation known as Din-i Ilahi in the late 16th century era.

It was approved on August 2nd, 1858. Taking issue with the shortcomings of the current system in the Government of India, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Lord Palmerston introduced the bill for handing over control of the Indian Government from the East India Company to the British Crown.

A saint from the Middle Ages named Dadu Dyal promoted adoration and prayer. In a book titled "Dadu Vani," all of his lessons are collected.

The Persian "Book of the Parrot," or Tutinama, is a collection of 52 moral stories that dates back to the 14th century. Nakhshabi, a Persian physician and Sufi saint who adapted his tales from old Sanskrit myths, is recognised as the story's original author.

As the southern entrance door to the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Ala-ud-Din Khalji, a Sultan of Delhi, built the Alai Darwaza about the year 1305.

In the year 1235, Iltutmish's tomb was constructed. It is located next to the Qutub Minar, right outside the northwest corner of the Quwwat-ul-Islam.

It has long been believed that the ancient history of Sindh is found in the Chachnama. The work, which was written in the 13th century, describes itself as a translation of a historical account of what happened in the eighth century. Nasiruddin Qabacha, the former governor of Multan, is honoured in Ali Kufi's dedication.

India is home to 40 World Heritage Sites. 32 cultural sites, 7 natural sites, and 1 mixed-criteria site are among them.

The Mughal Emperor Akbar constructed the palace city of Fatehpur Sikri between 1571 and 1585, where the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) is located. The Sikri sandstone, a red sandstone quarried nearby, is used to construct the entire complex.

Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, the first Sultan of Delhi and the founder of the Slave Dynasty, started building it in 1193 and finished it four years later. Subsequent Sultans added to it in the 13th and 14th centuries.

An emperor with absolute power ruled the Mughal Empire. Akbar, the third emperor, established the mansabdari system, a style of military governance that maintained order throughout the vast and diverse empire.

Kitab-ul-Hind was written by Alberuni and provides observations on Hindu religious practises, Indian sciences, customs, and social structure. The Iranian philosopher and polymath Al Beruni was born in Khwarezm, which is modern-day Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

They contain allusions to Zoroastrianism and its mythology, the pre-Islamic religion of Iran. Thus, the Shahname is both an epic work of literature and a rich repository of pre-Islamic Iranian lore that has preserved for us the stories of ancient Iran.