What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola empire?
The qualifications are important to become a member of the committee of the sabha in the chola empire were as follows are described below:
- The member had to be an owner of land from which land revenues were collected.
- He had to have his own home.
- He had to be between 35 and 70 years of age.
- He had to have knowledge of the Vedas.
- He had to be honest and well versed in administrative matters.
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil region?
Match the following:
Gurjara-Pratiharas Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas Bengal
Palas Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas Tamil Nadu
What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?
Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?
Match the following:
mansab Marwar
Mongol governor
Sisodiya Rajput Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput Mewar
Nur Jahan rank
subadar Jahangir
How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in ———.
(b) Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ————.
(c) Hampi was the capital of the ———— Empire.
(d) The Dutch established a settlement at ———— in Andhra Pradesh.
Match the following:
garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik
The Buddha namghar
Shankaradeva worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya questioned social differences
Nayanars Sufi saint
Alvars worship of Shiva
Anantavarman Kerala
Jagannatha Bengal
Mahodayapuram Orissa
Lilatilakam Kangra
Mangalakavya Puri
Miniature Kerala
Match the following:
subadar a revenue farmer
faujdar a high noble
ijaradar provincial governor
misl Maratha peasant warriors
chauth a Mughal military commander
kunbis a band of Sikh warriors
umara tax levied by the Marathas
State whether true or false:
(a) We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
(b) The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
(c) Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.
What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
What was the role of the zamindar in Mughal administration?
What is a shikhara?
How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal Empire?
Raziyya Sultan was unique in the history of the Delhi Sultanate. Do you think women leaders are accepted more readily today?
Look at Figure 4. How could that building be constructed faster today?
How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone – the rich and the poor, the powerful and the weak – received justice equally from the emperor?
According to the “circle of justice”, why was it important for military commanders to keep the interests of the peasantry in mind?
How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?