Kings and Kingdoms

Who was the ruler of Afghanistan that raided the subcontinent 17 times with a religious motive?

• 1. a. Mahmud of Ghazni

• 2. b. Prithviraja III

• 3. c. Chahamanas

• d. Sultan Muhammad Ghori

Which ruling family is commonly associated with the "tripartite struggle" for dominance over Kanauj?

• a. Palas

• b. Cholas

• c. Gurjara- Pratiharas

• d. Rashtrakutas

Identify the Chahamana ruler who defeated Sultan Muhammad Ghori in 1191.

_______________ captured the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the ninth century?

What were Chola temples often considered as?

• a. Places of worship only

• b. Political centres

• c. Military bases

• d. Centres of economic, social, and cultural life

Specialists who worked at the temple and very often lived near it – priests, garland makers, cooks, sweepers, musicians, dancers, etc. Identify the temple.

_____________continued his father's policies and even invaded the Ganga valley, Sri Lanka and countries of Southeast Asia, developing a navy for these expeditions.