What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
To gain the acceptance of new dynasties took on new some titles, performed religious rituals such as the hiranya garbha which would make them part of the kshatriyas by using their military skills that engaged in warfare to assert their power and carve kingdoms for themselves are as follows:
- The new dynasties were based in specific regions and existing kings often admitted them as their subordinates or samantas.
- They gained power and wealth declare themselves as maha-samanta, maha mandaleshvara and so on.
- They asserted their independence from their overloads.
- They fought war with neighbourhood regions to gain the power and also buit temple to admit it.
- They performed rituals do declare themselves to be kshatriya with the help of brahmanas.
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil region?
What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola empire?
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.
Match the following:
garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik
Why did minstrels proclaim the achievements of heroes?
What is pietra-dura?
What does the term pan-regional empire mean?
For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste.
Why were the Delhi Sultans interested in cutting down forests? Does deforestation occur for the same reasons today?
Peasants were vital for the economy of the Mughal Empire. Do you think that they are as important today? Has the gap in the income between the rich and the poor in India changed a great deal from the period of the Mughals?
According to the “circle of justice”, why was it important for military commanders to keep the interests of the peasantry in mind?
In whose reign did the Sultanate reach its farthest extent?
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.