Question

Fill in the blanks: 

1. The founder of the Khilji dynasty was ....................

2. Alauddin was a brilliant ............. and a shrewd ....................

3. Alauddin was the first Turkish ruler to build an .............. in India. 

4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was an ............. administrator and a.............. military commander. 

5. Muhammad bin Tughlaq realized the importance of a strong and powerful army to strengthen and secure the position of the ............ He needed additional ............. to increase military resources. 

6. Firoze Shah’s economic reforms improved ....................... and made the peasants ............ and ............

7. Alauddin built a strong defence system to protect his empire from............. raids. 

8. Iltutmish defeated the Rajput rulers of .........................., and ............... and brought the whole of North India upto the ................. under his control. 

9. The ............ of ............... recognized Iltutmish as the sovereign of India. He was succeeded by ..................

Answer 1

1. The founder of the Khilji dynasty was Jalaluddin – Khilji,

2. Alauddin was a brilliant general and a shrewd administrator. 

3. Alauddin was the first Turkish ruler to build an empire in India. 

4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was an efficient administrator and a capable military commander. 

5. Muhammad bin Tughlaq realized the importance of a strong and powerful army to strengthen and secure the position of the ruler. He needed additional revenue to increase military resources. 

6. Firoze Shah’s economic reforms improved agricultural production and made the peasants prosperous and happy. 

7. Alauddin built a strong defence system to protect his empire from Mongol raids. 

8. Iltutmish defeated the Rajput rulers of Ujjain, Ranthambore, Malwa, and Gwalior and brought the whole of North India upto the river Narmada under his control. 

9. The Caliph of Baghdad recognized Iltutmish as the sovereign of India. He was succeeded by his daughter Razia.