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 The Trail

 The Turkish Invasion and the Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate

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Q2. Name the author of the great epic Shahnama.

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Aibak. With the death of Ghori in 1206, Aibak ceased the opportunity and
established the Delhi Sultanate.

Q4. Who did Muhammad Ghori appoint as his viceroy?

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Bakhtiar Khilji, a general of Ghori attacked Bihar and overthrew

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dynasty. The Turkish invaders destroyed Buddhist monasteries and libraries in

Bihar. Only a few monks were able to flew to Tibet with their manuscripts.
This led to the decline of Buddhism in India.

Q7. Name the founder of the Turkish kingdom in India.

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Q8. Why was Qutbuddin known as 'lakhbaksh'?

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Q9. How did Iltutmish save India from the threat of a Mongol invasion?
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of Persia who fled towards India. His advent posed a grave danger. Iltutmish
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Q10. Why did Iltutmish nominate his daughter Razia as his successor?
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ruler.

Q11. How did Sultan Mahmud transform his capital, Ghazni? How do we know
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treasure was used in making Ghazni a cosmopolitan city.

Mahmud was a patron of art and learning. Historical accounts tell us that he
enjoyed having learned scholars and poets in his court. He promoted and
patronised historians, mathematicians and authors like Firdausi and Al Beruni.

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Q12. Discuss the (a) causes and (b) results of the First and Second Battles of
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a) Cause: Ghori wanted to establish his empire in india. So he attacked

Prithviraj marking the beginning of his conquest.

b) Result: Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori.

Second Battle of Tarain

a) Cause: Ghori faced an embarrasing defeat in the first battle. He came back
to take revenge and make a second attempt on his conquest of northern India.

b) Result: Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj.

Q13. Give any five reasons to prove that Iltutmish was a shrewd, clever and
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1. The Turkish nobles who challenged his position as Sultan were effectively
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2. He crushed the revolt of Khilji governor of Bengal.

3. Iltutmish destroyed the power of his external rivals, the rulers of Ghazni
and Multan.

4. He saved India from the threat of Mongol invasion.

5. He defeated the Rajput rulers of Ujjain, Ranthambore, Malwa and Gwalior

and brought the whole of North India, up to the river Narmada under his
control.

Q14. Discuss the important developments that took place during the reign of
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The provincial governors rose in revolt against her and she was later
imprisoned. She got married to Altunia, the leader of the rebels and
attempted to reclaim the thrown of Delhi. They could not succeed in their
efforts and both of them were killed.

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Q15. Why did he invade India?

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Q16. The Battles of Tarain laid the foundation of the Turkish rule in North
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After getting defeated in the first battle in 1191 CE, Muhammad Ghori
prepared himself and his army to avenge his defeat. The second battle in 1192
CE displayed the disunity between Raja Jaichandra of Kanauj and other Rajput
rulers and because of this drawback, Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated and
Delhi passed into the hands of Ghori. Later, Raja Jaichandra was also killed
and Qutbuddin Aibak was appointed as viceroy of the occupied Indian
territories. Gradually, Ghori's empire spread to other parts of India and it
marked the foundation of Turkish rule in North India.

Q17. Explain the causes of the success of the Turkish invaders against the
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The Turkish invaders were successful against the Rajput rulers because firstly
they had superior weapons and secondly, the Rajput unity was facing a
setback in the time of need.

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