Karnataka Board Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 2 India from 6th to 14th Century Solution Exercise Question and Answer
I.) Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1.) The founder of Gurjara-Pratihara Rajput dynasty was ________.
2.) Prithviraj Chauhan defeated ________________ in the first battle of Terrain.
3.) The chief commander of Mohammad Ghori was ___________.
4.) The first woman to rule among the Delhi Sultans was _____________________.
5.) The famous Sultan of the Khilji dynasty was ____________.
6.) The capital was shifted from Delhi to ________________ during the rule of the Tughlaq.
Answer :-
1.) Harichandra
2.) Mohammed Ghori
3.) QutubuddinAibak
4.) Razia Begum
5.) AllauddinKhilji
6.) Devagiri
II.) Answer the following questions.
1.) Explain the contributions of the Rajput kings in the field of literature.
Answer :-
- The poets Padmagupta and Halayudha were in his court of King Munja.
- Great poetic works like ‘Gita Govinda’ of Jayadeva, ‘Kiratarjuniya’ of Bharavi, Ravanavadha of Bharthrahari, Kavyameemamsa of Mahendrapala were written in this period.
- Dramas like ‘Balaramayana’ and ‘Karpuramanjari’ of Rajasekhara, ‘MahaviraCharita’ and ‘Uttara Ramacharita’ of Bhavabhuti, historical works like ‘Rajatarangini’ of Kalhana, ‘Prithvirajavijaya’ of Jayanika and ‘Kumarapalacharita’ of Hemachandra are the significant works of this period.
- Chand Bardaihad wrote ‘Prithvirajaraso’ and ‘Bhojaprabandha’ was written by Ballala. During this period Gujarati, Rajasthani and Hindi languages saw lot of development.
- The educational centers of Nalanda, Banaras, Vikramashila and Ujjain were encouraged by the Rajput kings.
- Chandelasencouraged painting too. Their style of painting is called ‘Rajasthani’ and ‘Pahari’ schools of paintings.
2.) List the important rulers of Karkotas of Kashmir.
Answer:-
Durlabhaka(Prathapaditya)
Chandrapeeda (Vajraditya),
Tarapeeda (Udayaditya)
Muktapeeda (Lalithaditya).
3.) Describe in brief the administrative system under Iltamush.
Answer:-
- Iltamush divided his kingdom into provinces (ikta) and to oversee the administration, appointed provincial officers (iktadars).
- He appointed a group of 40 Sardars to advise him in the matters of administration and justice.
- The Prime Minister and the judges were advisors to the Sultan. Iltamush brought gold and silver coins into circulation.
- He completed the construction of QutubMinar which was started in QutubuddinAibak’s time.
4.) What are the administrative reforms of AllauddinKhilji?
Answer:-
a) Military reforms- Defence Minister look after the appointment of soldiers, their training, arms and ammunitions, horses and payment of salary. practice of stamping of horses was brought in.
b) Economic reforms- The essential commodities like pulses and cereals, edible oil, sugar, salt, cloth and others, price were fixed with minimum profit. The traders were directed to sell products at controlled rates.Sahana-E-Mandi, higher officer control the markets.
5.) What are the administrative reforms brought in practice by Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
Answer:-
c) Revenue reforms -Mohammad bin Tughlaq compiled a detailed record of land taxes pertaining to land holdings. He established the Department of Agriculture. Uncultivated land was utilized for farming and other purposes.
d) Shifting of his capital- Mohammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri in Madhya Pradesh
e) Practice of symbolic coins- Mohammad bin Tughlaq had gold and silver coins made according to the prevailing price. He brought into circulation gold coins called ‘dinar’ and silver coins called ‘adali’.After some years, he brought in copper and brass symbolic coins into circulation
f) Deccan Policy- Mohammad bin Tughlaq carried on his administration in the areas he had conquered in the Deccan
6.) Give an example for the contributions of the Delhi Sultans to art and architecture.
Answer:-
- The Delhi Sultans introduced a new style of architecture known as ‘Indo-Islamic’. Arches, domes and minarets form the main features of this style. The Delhi sultans constructed forts, mosques, palaces, public buildings, madrasas and choultries.
- Examples of Indo-Islamic style are: Kuwat-ul-Islam mosque, QutubMinar, Alai Darwaza and JamaitKhana mosques at Delhi.
7.) What was the result of the First Battle of Panipat?
Answer:-
- Lodhi dynasty the last Sultanate to rule Delhi. BahulolLodhi, SikanderLodhi and Ibrahim Lodhi were the sultans of this dynasty
- Ibrahim Lodhi was incompetent. His governors, Alam Khan and Daulat Khan, invited the Afghans to invade India.
- Thus, Babar invaded India and in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, defeated Ibrahim Lodhi and Moghul Rule was established
III.) Activities :
1.) Identify the Rajput kingdoms in a map of India.
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2.) Mark the places of Ahom Kingdom on a map of India.
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