The Delhi Sultanate: 20 flashcards
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1. What was the Delhi Sultanate?
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A succession of five dynasties that ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526.
2. Name the five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate in order.
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Slave (Mamluk), Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi.
3. Who founded the Slave dynasty and in which year?
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1206, after Muhammad Ghori's death.
4. What does 'mamluk' mean in the context of the Slave dynasty?
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Slave-soldier; the dynasty's name refers to the rulers' origins, not their subjects.
5. Which dynasty built the Qutub Minar and when?
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The Slave dynasty (1206–1290) began the Qutub Minar.
6. What were Alauddin Khalji's key reforms?
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Price controls on essential goods, cash salaries for soldiers, a standing army loyal to the crown, and seizure of noble lands.
7. Which dynasty reached the Sultanate's greatest territorial extent?
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The Tughlaq dynasty, especially under Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
8. What two failed experiments is Muhammad bin Tughlaq known for?
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Shifting the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad and introducing token currency.
9. What was the iqta system?
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Revenue assignments given to military elites in lieu of salary.
10. What was the language of the Sultanate court and administration?
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Persian.
11. What is Indo-Islamic architecture?
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A fusion of Persian, Central Asian, and Indian building styles developed under the Sultanate.
12. Which language emerged from Persian-Arabic interaction with local dialects during the Sultanate?
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Hindustani — the ancestor of modern Hindi and Urdu.
13. What event in 1398 weakened the Sultanate irreversibly?
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Timur's invasion.
14. Which was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
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The Lodi dynasty (1451–1526).
15. What happened at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526?
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Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, ending the Sultanate and founding the Mughal Empire.
16. What was the formal legal framework of the Sultanate?
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Sharia, though local custom shaped actual administration.
17. Name four Sultanate-era monuments.
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Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Tughlaqabad Fort, Lodi Gardens.
18. How did the Mughals relate to Sultanate administrative systems?
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They inherited and refined them rather than starting from scratch.
19. Why is the Delhi Sultanate NOT a single continuous empire?
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It was five separate dynasties with different origins, policies, and territorial reach.
20. Which dynasty ruled a much-reduced Sultanate from 1414 to 1451?
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The Sayyid dynasty.
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