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is land adjacent to the port during the expansion of the Sultanate of Delhi. (Hinterland/ Island)

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Important Questions on The Delhi Sultans

MEDIUM
What is meant by the “internal” and “external” frontiers of the Sultanate?
EASY
Why were the Delhi Sultans interested in cutting down forests? Does deforestation occur for the same reasons today?
MEDIUM
Fortified settlement especially for soldiers is known as _____. (Barracks / Garrison Towns)
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During the internal frontier campaigns, forests in _____ doab were cleared. (Ganga-Yamuna / Brahmaputra-Tapti)
EASY
Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital to _____. (Pataliputra / Daulatabad)
HARD
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.
MEDIUM

Compare figures 1, 2, 3, and 4. What similarities and differences do you notice amongst the mosques?


Fig.1  Question Image    Fig. 2 Question Image

                           Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque                                            Begumpuri Mosque                                

 Fig. 3Question Image Fig. 4 Question Image

               Jamali Kamali Mosque                                                       Moth ki Masjid
                    

HARD
Who was Malik Kafur? How did he contribute to the expansion of the Khilji Empire?
HARD
Firoz Shah Tughlaq founded the new towns of _____.
MEDIUM
A mosque is called a masjid in which language?
HARD

During prayers Muslims face towards which holy place?

EASY
Heavily fortified towns with the presence of soldiers were known as_____.
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Most of the thirteenth-century towns are described as _____ in sources.