Name: The Challenges of the Delhi Sultanate
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 38 s
Description: The Delhi Sultanate was a gem in everyone’s eyes. But controlling it came with ample challenges of its own.

Question

Number the events in the order in which they took place.

1. Invasion of Timur.

2. Conquest of the forts of Chittor and Ranthambore.

3. Deposition of Raziya.

4. Shift of capital to Daulatabad.

5. First Battle of Panipat.

6. Accession of Mubarak Shah Sayyid.

Accepted Answer

1. Deposition of Razia--Being a woman, she faced lots of difficulties. The nobles opposed her because they hated taking orders from a woman. They plotted and deposed her in $1240$ .

2. Conquest of the forts of Chittor and Ranthambore--In $1301$ , Khalji captured Ranthambore from Rajputs, and in $1303$ , the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Chittor Fort from the Guhila king Ratnasimha, after an eight-month-long siege.

3. Shift of capital to Daulatabad--In $1327$ , Muhammad-bin Tughluq decided to shift the capital of the empire from Delhi to Devagiri, which he renamed Daulatabad. Because of this, he would be able to control and administer the empire better from Daulatabad and also Dalatabad would be safe from Mongol attacks.

4. Invasion of Timur--The Mongol ruler Timur was the ruler of a large empire in Central Asia. He invaded India and attacked and looted Delhi. His army massacred thousands of people.

5. Accession of Mubarak Shah Sayyid--Mubarak Shah was the King of Delhi Sultanate. He belonged to Sayyid Dynasty. He was murdered in $1434$ and succeeded by his nephew, Muhammad Shah.

6. First Battle of Panipat-- The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi. Babur won this battle that resulted in the fall of the Lodhi dynasty.

Number the events in the order in which they took place.

1. Invasion of Timur.

2. Conquest of the forts of Chittor and Ranthambore.

3. Deposition of Raziya.

4. Shift of capital to Daulatabad.

5. First Battle of Panipat.

6. Accession of Mubarak Shah Sayyid.

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