1.The Sultans of Delhi 2. Institutions of Democracy

Revision |Half yearly exam | The Sultans of Delhi

Multiple Choice

Iltutmish's daughter was removed from throne because she was

• unjust & unfair

• nobles in the court were not comfortable with the lady ruler

Open Ended

▪Find the error in the below sequence of rulers and what was different about the ruler?

Mohammed Ghori > Qutub-ud-din-Aibak >Iltutmish > Ghiyas-ud-din-Balban.

Multiple Choice

The similarity between all the dynasties is that

• they depended on bandagans

• did not explore the land revenue

Open Ended

List any 3 reforms of Alauddin Khalji

Multiple Choice

Alauddin could not pay the large Army & hence he gathered revenue by

• controlling the market

• increasing revenue in the Daob region

Multiple Choice

One reason that Tughlaq failed is

• collecting revenue from peasants

• Raising taxes in Doab

Multiple Choice

Kharaj was an Islamic tax was increased to 50% of produce by

• Qutub ud din Aibak

• Alauddin Khalji

LO- Reinforce the concepts of establishment of various muslim dynasties in ancient India

Name the Dynasties under which these events occurred:

Answer: Slave dynasty

The Khaljis and Tughlaq dynasties continued to use Bandagans ( slave administrative post) system

Open Ended

▪Muhammed Bin Tughlaq was a learned person who had knowledge in fields of art, philosophy, astronomy, math, science etc. If you were him, what decisions would have avoided & why?

▪Mongol attacks increased during the reign of Alauddin Khalji

After the Tughlaq Dynasty, the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate set in, though the Sayyids and Lodis continued to rule till 1526. 

• Lodi Dynasty continued to rule from Delhi and Agra until 1526 but the control of the Delhi sultans was only over a small region neighbouring Delhi. Regions like Jaunpur, Bengal, Malwa, Gujarat, Rajasthan and the entire south India had independent rulers. They not only established flourishing states but also enjoyed autonomous existence.