9th Standard Notes

By VEERESHI P ARAKERI

HISTORY.
H-3 INDIA FROM 9TH CENTURY A.D. TO 14TH
CENTURY A.D.
l. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. The founder of Gurjar-Pratihara Rajput dynasty was
___________
2. Prithviraj Chauhan defeated ___________ in the first battle
of Terrain.
3. The chief commander of Mohammad Ghori was ___________
4. The first woman to rule among the Delhi Sultans was
___________
5. The famous Sultan of the Khilji dynasty was ___________
6. The capital was shifted from Delhi to ___________ during
the rule of the Tughlaq.

Ans: (1) Harishchandra (2) Mohammed Ghori (3) Qutubuddin

Aibak
(4) Razia Sultana (5) Allauddin Khilji (6) Devagiri

II. Answer in brief the following questions:

1. Explain the contributions of the Rajput kings in the field
of literature.
Ans: Rajput kings have contributed a lot to the field of
literature –
 King Munja as a scholar- he had poets: Padmagupta and
Halayudha in his court.
 He established efficient intelligence network.
 He also banned social gatherings of his lieutenants, their
socialization with the public and inter-caste marriages.
 He directed his lieutenants to collect heavy tax from the
public.

3. What are the administrative reforms brought in

practice by Mohammad bin Tughlaq?
Ans: Mohammed bin Tughlaq was a great scholar and had
vast knowledge but he lacked common sense,
understanding, farsightedness and ability to take
pragmatic decisions. His reforms can be observed under
the following-
 Revenue reforms- He compiled a detailed record of land
taxes pertaining to land holdings. He established the
Department or agriculture. He rendered help to the
farmers.
 Shifting of Capital-He shined his capital from Delhi to
Devagiri to locate it in centre of the kingdom. Though his
idea was good, Inability to make suitable arrangements
for the implementation resulted innumerable people
suffering a Jot of problems.
 Practice of symbolic coins - There were gold, silver,
copper and brass coins in circulation. Minting of coms
was not the monopoly of the government. Thus, when
even the common people began minting coins, chaos
resulted.
 Deccan policy-He conquered many of Deccan kingdums.