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The Qutb Minar is five storeys high. The first floor was constructed by Qutbuddin Aibak and the rest by Firuz Shah Tughluq and Ibrahim Lodi.

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Important Questions on Delhi: 12th to 15th Century

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 3

Fakhr-i Mudabbir wrote in the thirteenth century:

"A king cannot survive without soldiers. And soldiers cannot live without salaries. Salaries come from the revenue collected from peasants. But peasants can pay revenue only when they are prosperous and happy. This happens when the king promotes justice and honest governance."

According to the "circle of justice", why was it important for military commanders to keep the interests of the peasantry in mind?

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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 4
Express Minhaj’s ideas in your own words. Do you think Raziya shared these ideas? Why do you think it was so difficult for a woman to be a ruler?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 5
Do you think the 'circle of justice' is an appropriate term to describe the relationship between the king and his subjects?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 6
Do you think the authors of tawarikh would provide information about the lives of ordinary men and women?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 7
Raziya Sultan was unique in the history of the Delhi Sultanate. Do you think women leaders are accepted more readily today?
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 8
What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans? (Urdu/Persian)
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 9
Histories written in Persian language are known as _____. (Tahquiq/ Tawarikh)
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ThinkTrail CULTURAL CHRONICLES A Coursebook for Social Science Grade 7>Chapter 10 - Delhi: 12th to 15th Century>Q 10
The authors of tawarikh lived only in villages.