THE TURKISH INVASION

Who was the poet of Shahnama?

• Firdausi

• Sabuktigin

• Mahmud of Ghazni

• Anandapala

Who was Sabuktigin?

• A former Turkish slave who rose to the rank of a general

• Jayapala's son

• Mahumud Ghori's son

• Mahmud Ghazni's father

Who was Firdausi?

• He was the poet-laureate at the court of Mahmud Ghazni

• He was Sabuktigin's son

• Anandapala'a father

Name Mahmud Ghazni's most profitable and ambitious expedition

• attack on Gwalior

• attack in Kaunaj and Meerut

• attack on Nagarkot in present-day Himachal Pradesh

• attack on Somnath temple in Kathiawar

Who was Muhammad Ghori's most trusted generals?

• Prithviraj Chauhan

• Anandapala

• Quttubiddin Aibak

• Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji

When was Shahnama written?

• 997 CE

• During the first decades of the 11th century

• 1001 CE

• 1022 CE

The most important effect of Ghori's victory was the establishment of _____________

• Khalji Dynasty

• Slave Dynasty

• Delhi Sultanate

Who was Qutubiddin Aibak?

• Mahumd Ghazni's cousin

• Mahmud of Ghazni's youngest son

• Jayapala's son-in-law

• Muhammad Ghori's most trusted generals

Name the fierce, primitive tribe of the Indian Army

• Mongols

• Khokars

Did Mahmud Ghori face defeat? If yes, then by who?

• No

• Yes, he faced defeat from the Gujrat ruler and Prithviraj Chauhan