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    CHAPTER -3

    THE DELHI SULTANS

    LEVEL-1

    I ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS


    1. Name the dynasty under which Delhi first became the capital.
    Tomara Rajputs
    2. Name the term used for tax on cultivation.
    Kharaj
    3. Name the two dynasties which faced attacks from the Mongols.
    Khaljis and Tughluqs
    4. Name the dynasties under which Delhi became an important commercial town.
    Tomara Rajputs
    5. In which century Delhi became an important city?
    Twelfth century
    6. In which language Tawarikh was written?
    Persian
    7. Name the chronicler who was not comfortable at having Razziya Sultan as a ruler:
    Minhaj – i – Siraj
    8. Which dynasty Qutub-ud-din-Aibak belonged to?
    Slave dynasty
    9. In whose reign military expeditions into southern India was started.
    Alauddin Khalji

    II FILL IN THE BLANKS

    1. The term given to the military commanders who served as governors of territories is Iqtadars /
    Muqtis .
    2. The ruler who brought assessment and collection of land revenue under its own control was
    Alauddin Khalji
    Chauhans were also known as Chahamanas .

    ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS


    1. Make a web chart on the role of bandagan.
    (1) Rather than appointing aristocrats, the early Delhi Sultans, especially Iltutmish,
    favoured their special slaves.
    (2) These slaves purchased for military service, called Bandagan in Persian.
    Role of Bandagan
    (3) They were carefully trained to man some of the most important political offices in
    the kingdom.
    (4) They were totally dependent upon their masters, the sultan could trust and rely upon
    them.
    2. Elaborate on the administrative policies adopted by Alauddin Khalji to achieve his goal
    of establishing a large empire.
    (1) Alauddin Khalji raised a large standing army.
    (2) He constructed a new garrison town named Siri for his soldiers.
    (3) He chose to pay his soldiers salaries in cash rather than iqtas.
    (4) Prices were carefully surveyed by officers, and merchants who did not sell at the
    prescribed rates were punished.

    3. Elaborate on the authors of tawarikh in four points.


    (1) The authors of tawarikh were learned men: secretaries, administrators, poets and
    Courtiers.
    (2) They both recounted events and advised rulers, governance, emphasizing the
    importance of just rule.
    (3) The authors of tawarikh lived in cities (mainly Delhi) and hardly ever in villages,
    (4) They often wrote their histories for Sultans in the hope of rich rewards.

    4. Describe the functioning of muqtis under the Khalji’s and Tughluq’s.


    (1) The duty of the Muqtis was to lead military campaigns and maintain law and order in
    their iqtas .
    (2) The muqtis collected the revenues of their assignments as salary.
    (3) They also paid their soldiers from these revenues.
    (4) The muqti collected only the taxes prescribed by the state and that he kept the
    required number of soldiers.

    5. List the three types of taxes collected during Alauddin Khalji’s reign.
    There were three types of taxes:
    (1) On cultivation called Kharaj and amounting to about 50 % of the peasant’s produce.
    (2) On cattle
    (3) On houses

    LEVEL-2
    6. Describe the land revenue policy of Alauddin Khalji.
    (1) Under Alauddin Khalji the state brough the assessment and collection of land
    revenue under its own control.
    (2) The rights of the local chieftains to levy taxes were cancelled and they were also
    forced to pay taxes.
    (3) The Sultan’s administrators measured the land and kept careful accounts.
    (4) The old chieftains and land lords served the sultanate as revenue collectors and
    Assessors.

    7. ‘The circle of justice described the relationship between the king and his subjects’.
    Give your comments on the statement.
    (1) A king cannot survive without soldiers.
    (2) Salaries come from the revenue collected from peasants.
    (3) But peasants can pay revenue only when they are prosperous and happy.
    (4) This happens when the king promotes justice and honest governance.

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