History – Frank Emu Books

Chapter - 4
The Tughlaqs, Sayyids and Lodis

Name the following

a. He built the Tughlaqabad fort in Delhi.
Ans: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
b. Name the two rulers of Tughlaq dynasty
Ans: Ghiyasuddin and Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
c. The last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty
Ans: Nasiruddin Mahmud
d. Name any three rulers of the Sayyid dynasty.
Ans: Mubarak Shah Sayyid, Muhammad Shah Sayyid and Alauddin Alam Shah Sayyid.
e. Which dynasty was considered as the last dynasty of the Sultanate?
Ans: The Lodi dynasty
f. Name any three Lodi Sultanate who were founded the Lodi dynasty.
Ans: Bahlol Lodi, Sikandar Lodi and Ibrahim Lodi
g. During Firuz Shah Tughlaq’s reign, which city did he establish as his new capital?
Ans: Hisaar, Firuzpur, Jaunpur and Firuzabad

State True or False

a. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ruled for 10 years. False
Correction: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ruled for only 5 years.
b. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was a brilliant military commander. False
Correction: Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was a brilliant military commander.
c. Timur was a Turko-Mongol ruler of central Asia. True
d. Sikander Lodi was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty. False
Correction: Ibrahim Lodi was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty.
e. Delhi Sultanate comprised five dynasty. True
Fill in the blanks
a. The ______________ constituted the third dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. (Tughlaq)
b. Muhammad shifted his capital from ________ to ____________ in the Deccan.
(Delhi, Devagiri)
c. ___________________ founded the Sayyid dynasty in 1414 AD. (Khizr Khan)
d. The Sayyid dynasty ruled over the Delhi Sultanate from __________ to
____________. (1414 AD, 1451 AD)
e. The most famous ruler of the Lodi dynasty was _________________, known for his
defeat at the hands of Babur in the first Battle of Panipat in 1526.
f. __________ _______ _________ succeeded Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. (Firoz Shah
Tughlaq)
g. _______________ organized a huge army to conqueror Khurasan and other region.
(Muhammad)
h. Timur appointed _________ _______ as the governor of his conquered territories in
India. (khizr Khan)

Define the following

a. Ulema: Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law.
b. Jagir: a small territory granted by a ruler to military commanders or nobles for
providing soldiers to the ruler during battles.
c. Jizya: a type of tax levied on the non-Muslim citizens in an Islamic state.

Match the following

a. Jauna Khan i. served as a Qazi in Delhi
b. Bahlol Lodi ii. Succeeded Sikandar Lodi
c. Ibn Batuta iii. Founder of Lodi dynasty
d. Ibrahim Lodi iv. Firuz Shah Kotla
e. Firuzabad v. Ghiyasuddin’s son
Answer:
a. v
b. iii
c. i
d. ii
e. iv

Choose the correct answer

a. The Lodi dynasty came to an end after which significant battle?
i) Battle of Plassey
ii) Battle of Panipat
iii) Battle of Talikota
iv) Battle of Haldighati
Ans: ii
b. During the reign of the sayyid dynasty, which foreign invader sacked Delhi in 1398,
leading to widespread destruction?
i) Babur
ii) Nadir shah
iii) Timur
iv) Changiz Khan
Ans: iii
c. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of –
i) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
ii) Iltutmish
iii) Alauddin Khalji
iv) Balban
Ans: i
d. Which city did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq attempts to make the capital of his empire
by shifting it from Delhi?
i) Lahore
ii) Agra
iii) Jaunpur
iv) Daulatabad
Ans: iv

Answer the following questions.

a. Why the Muhammad-bin-tughlaq described as the ‘wise fool’ by some historians?
Ans: Muhammad Bin Tughalaq undertook some projects and military expedition that
ended in failure. These projects were transfer of the capital, higher taxation in the
doab, introduction of token currency and the khurasan expedition. Due to the failure of
these projects, some historians describe him as the ‘wise fool’.

b. What were some of the reasons behind Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq’s decision to

transfer the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
Ans: Muhammad bin tughlaq aimed to strengthen his control over the Deccan region,
protect the empire from Mongol invasions and foster economic growth by promoting
trade with South Indian kingdoms. He sought to decentralize power and reduce the
influence of the nobility in Delhi.

c. When was the first battle of Panipat? What was the result?
Ans: The first battle of Panipat fought in 1526 Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi and killed
him with his death the Lodi dynasty came to an end and the world witnessed the dawn
of Mughal empire in India.
d. Who was Ghiasuddin? How did he established himself as a great Sultan?
Ans: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of tughlaq dynasty. To established himself
as a great sultan:
1. He built a new city near Delhi named Tughlakabad.
2. He introduced a few administrative reforms.
3. He removed corrupt officials and appointed honest and efficient officers in the
government.

e. Who was the sultan at the time of famous invasions? What happened after his
invasion?
Ans: In 1398, Taimur invaded Northern India attacking the Delhi sultanate ruled by
sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq of Tughlaq dynasty.