Medieval Indian History Quiz

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The centuries between ancient India and the colonial era: the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughal Empire, regional powers like the Marathas and Rajputs, and the political, architectural, and cultural developments of that long middle period. A lot of India's most famous monuments and administrative structures have their roots here -- if you've played our Monuments category and want the deeper history behind what you saw, this is a natural next step.

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Q1.Who was the first Sultan of Delhi?

Q2.The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and whom?

Q3.Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?

Q4.Which Mughal emperor started the religious path called Din-i Ilahi?

Q5.Who founded the Maratha kingdom in the 17th century?

Medieval Indian History answers and explanations

  1. Q1.Who was the first Sultan of Delhi?

    Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a former slave-general of Muhammad of Ghor, became the first Sultan of Delhi in 1206 and founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty. He also began building the Qutub Minar.

  2. Q2.The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and whom?

    Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last Lodi Sultan, at Panipat in 1526, using gunpowder artillery and field tactics. The victory opened the way for the Mughal Empire.

  3. Q3.Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?

    Shah Jahan built the Red Fort (Lal Qila) when he moved his capital from Agra to Delhi. Construction ran from 1639 to 1648, and the new city was called Shahjahanabad.

  4. Q4.Which Mughal emperor started the religious path called Din-i Ilahi?

    Akbar introduced Din-i Ilahi in 1582, a small court-based belief system that drew on several religions. It fitted his policy of tolerance, known as sulh-i kul.

  5. Q5.Who founded the Maratha kingdom in the 17th century?

    Shivaji was crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad in 1674 and built the Maratha kingdom in the Deccan. He is remembered for his forts, his navy and his guerrilla tactics.

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