Medieval India- Society, Culture, Religion | Set 3
1. The translator of the ………….. Veda was Hazi Ibrahim Sarhindi.
2. During ……………. period many historical works were composed i.e.
Padshahnamah by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Shah-Jahan-namah by Inayat Khan etc.
3. It was under …………… that the Fatwahi-Alamgiri was written.
4. The most notable poet ……………. wrote Ramcharitamanas.
5. The two famous poets of …………….. time were Sundar, the author of
Sundar Srinagar, and Bihari Lal, the author of Satsai.
6. The most powerful external factor that brought about the downfall of
the ………….. Empire was the rising power of the Marathas under the Peshwas.
7. The …………….. inaugurated the policy of Greater Maharashtra and
popularized the ideal of ‘Hindu-pad padshahi’.
8. The invasions of ………….gave deathblows to the shattered Mughal
Empire.
9. Although the expansion of the Mughal Empire reached its zenith
during the reign of ……………, the disintegration of the empire also began simultaneously due to his policies.
10. The Territory which includes modern state of Bombay Konkan,
Kandesh, Berar, part of Madhya Pradesh, and part of Hyderabad state was ……….. state.
11. ………….. was the son of Shahji Bhonsle and Jija Bai born in 1627 .
12. ……………. spent his childhood under the protection of a Brahmin
official called Dadaji Kondadev.
13. While Jija bai built up the character of Shivaji, ……………. trained him
in the art of fighting and administration.
14. Even during the period of Tutelage of Kunda Dev, Shivaji started
capturing hill forts near …………… against his wishes.
15. In 1643 ……………. captured the fort of the singhgarh from Bijapur
16. Shivaji came into conflict with the …………….. first in 1657.
17. Aurangazeb attacked Bijapur, which sought his help, Shivaji could
realize that it was in his interest to check the power of the Mughals from penetrating in the ……………..
18. After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singh
of Amber to deal with ……………..
19. Marching to Poona, …………… decided to strike at the heart of Shivaji
territories Fort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure.
20. In 1674 Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathi
and made ………….. his capital.
21. The administration of ……………. was divided into eight departments
headed by ministers who are called Ashta pradhan.
22. …………… wrote ‘Contribution of South India to Indian Culture’,
23. ……………… can be considered as the first historian to write a
comprehensive history of south India.
24. …………………. was written ‘History of South India’,
25. ………………. works, ‘Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early Indian
Paleography’ are of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas.
26. …………… in his work, ‘Peasant State and Society in Medieval South
India’ introduced a new theory of ‘Segmentary’ state system for medieval South Indian state and society.
27. ……………. has been criticized for introducing the vague concept of
‘peasant economy’ as substitution for the Marxian theory of mode of production.
28. ………………, in his book ‘Trade and Statecraft in the Age of Cholas’
criticized the concept of centralized state during the period of Cholas.
29. Prof. ……………….., a Japanese historian on South Indian studies
published the work “South Indian History and Society” in 1984.
30. Land grants to .................. institutions were called Brahmadeya, (i.e.
donated to Brahmins).
31. The Pallavas of the …………. were the most notable among the
dynasties of the South India.
32. The ……………. established power in the area called ‘Tondaimandalam’
in course of time they extended their authority over in extensive area covering more than Tamil Nadu and Southern Andhrapradesh.
33. Kanchi was the capital of …………………..
34. The political history of the South India from the period of 6th century
to 8th century is marked by the struggle for supremacy between the Pallavas of Kanchi and …………….. of Badami.
35. Mahendravarman I in the beginning of the 7th century was defeated by
the Chalukya ruler …………….. and was given the territory of Vengi.
36. ……………., the Pallava ruler defeated Pulikesi II and captured Vatapi
capital of the Chalukyas.
37. …………. was the first ruler who laid the foundation of the Chalukya
dynasty.
38. The most famous of the stone temple of the Pallavas is the seven
ratha temples (seven pagoda) in ………………..
39. ……………..founded the city of Mahabhalipuram as Mamallapuram.
40. The structural temple architecture of the …………. was patronized and
favoured by Narasimhavarman II who substituted bricks and temples for stone.
41. The Kailasanath temple or Rajasimhawara temple is the largest among
the …………… temples.
42. Vijayalaya (850-875) was the founder of the …………… dynasty.
43. Rajaraja invaded Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a ........... province.
44. Rajendra I founded a new capital called .....................
45. .............. founded a new capital called Gangai Kondacholapuram.
46. Kulottunga (1178-1210) was the last greatest ............ emperor.
47. The Vijayalaya Cholisvara temple at Melamalai is undoubtedly one of
the finest examples of early Chola temples.
48. The early phase of Dravida temple is best illustrated in the
Kuranganatha temple at Srinivasanallur built in the reign of ……...
49. The superb Shiva temple of Tanjore, called Rajarajesvara or
Brihadisvara, is a fitting memorial to the material achievements of the ….……...
50. …………… the American Scholar on medieval South Indian history
51. …………… introduced the theory of segmentary state for early
medieval south Indian polity.
52. The kingdom of …………… came into existence during the period of
confusion which prevailed in the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
53. The foundation of the …………… kingdom was laid by two brothers
Harihara and Bukka.
54. Harihara was a capable ruler but he had to struggle hard against his
neighbours, the Hoysala ruler of ………… and sultan of Madhurai.
55. The end of the …………. kingdom enables Harihara and Bukka to
expand their small principality.
56. By 1346 the whole of the Hoysala kingdom had passed into the hands
of the …………….. ruler.
57. The real rival of ……………. was the Bahmani sultanate of Deccan.
58. The …………….. kingdom had come into existence in 1347.
59. The Tungabhadra doab was the region between ……….. and
Tungabhadra rivers.
60. Krishnadevaraya (1509 -29) is considered as the greatest and the
most famous kings of ……………. empire.
61. Krishnadevaraya belonged the …………… dynasty.
62. ………….. captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of
Riachar and Bidar.
63. The famous battle of Talikotta took place on 23 January …………...
64. The battle of Talikotta sounded the death knell of the ..…………. Empire.
65. The …………… king kept of fixed number of soldiers to assist him in
wars. They were called Amara Nayakas.
66. The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in
1336 on the banks of the river ……………...
67. The temple of Vithala constructed by ……………, has been described
as the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India.
68. King …………….. encouraged Telungu literature and provided
protection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma.
69. Krishna deva Raya made free Telungu from the influence of ………….
language and this opened way for independent writings called Prabhanda.
70. …………. court was graced eight famous poets called Ashtadiggajs.
71. The earlier chief minister and a commander of Vijayanagara, Tirumala
appointed himself as the regent, making ……………, a remote place as his headquarters.
72. The Nayakas were appointed as provincial governors by the …………. king.
73. The significant aspect of the …………. administration was the ‘Polygar
system’ or the ‘Palayakkara system’.
74. The Polygar system was established in the second half of the 16th
century by ………….., the Prime Minister of the first Nayaka ruler of Madurai to make the territorial administration more efficient.
75. Carnatic Nawab entrusted the …………… East India Company to
collect revenue from the Polygar areas.
76. The Agrarian System of Mughal India is the work of ……………..
77. ‘Political Structure of Early Medieval South India’ is the work of ………