PODARINTERNATIONALSCHOOL,
AMBEGAON
STD:VII SUBJECT: HISTORY
TOPIC:-The Delhi Sultanate
Assignment - 9
1. Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq abandon the Khorasan expedition?
expeditions
difficult endeavour
unsuccessful.
1. Muhammadbin Tughlaq abandoned the Khorasan expedition :
i. Muhammad bin Tughlaq sent expeditions into Khorasan and Qarachal because
he wanted to conquer the entire world.
ii. He failed to establish a foothold in these areas. Khorasan's conquest was a
difficult endeavour that was beyond the capabilities of his army.
iii. Muhammad gave up on this plan as a result. Even the Qarachal expedition
was unsuccessful.
2. A critical analysis of tawarikh is important to study the history of the
Delhi Sultanate. Give reasons.
valuable source
Persian language
by learned
rich rewards
influenced the Sultans
2. A critical analysis of tawarikh is important to study the history of the Delhi
Sultanate because-
i. Tarikh, a history in Persian, is a valuable source of study about the Delhi
Sultanate. Persian was the language of administration during the Delhi
Sultanate.
ii. These histories or tawarikh (plural of tarikh) were written by learned men who
not only recorded events but also advised and influenced the Sultan on
governance.
iii. These histories or tawarikh (plural of tarikh ) were written by learned men
who, apart from recording events, also advised the Sultan on governance.
iv. These records were often written for Sultans in the hope of rich rewards. The
authors lived in cities (mainly Delhi) and, therefore, paid lesser attention to
the general public living in villages.
v. In fact, they were often written for Sultans in the hope of rich rewards. By
virtue of their residence in Delhi or other cities, the authors paid less attention
to the masses in villages. Thus, we should exercise caution while referring to
these sources.
3. What steps did Alauddin Khalji take to improve the land revenue
administration?
assessment
measure the land
land income
fifty percent
levies
3. Steps taken by Alauddin Khalji to improve the land revenue administration are as
follows:
i. Alauddin Khalji brought under the control of the State the assessment and
collection of land revenue.
ii. He gave the order to measure the Doab's arable land so that the land
revenue could be calculated.
iii. He established the practice of direct land income collection by the State.
iv. He mandated that everyone, including the local landowners (known as khuts
and muqadams), pay land tax (also known as kharaj) equal to fifty percent of
the produce.
v. He imposed levies on both cattle and homes.
4. How did the introduction of token currency cause a great loss to the
government?
territorial expansions
tanka
the forgery
silver coins
a significant loss
4. The introduction of token currency caused a great loss to the government :
i. In order to replenish the treasury and obtain the funds for his territorial
expansions and administration, he launched another daring experiment. This
marked the introduction of a symbolic currency.
ii. He gave the order that bronze coins be valued equally to tanka, or silver
coins.
iii. This measure also failed since the government was powerless to stop the
forgery of the new coins.
iv. The Sultan gave the order to swap all token coins for silver coins after
learning of this failure.
v. The government suffered a significant loss since even the forged coins were
traded for silver ones.
5. Look at the following monument and answer the given questions.
5.1. Name the monument.
The name of the monument is Daulatabad Fort
5.2.Why did Muhammad bin Tughlaq consider Daulatabad a strategically
superior location compared to Delhi?
The primary driving force behind this shift was Devagiri's superior strategic location
to Delhi. It was close to Maharashtra's Aurangabad.
5.3.What were the consequences of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s decision to
relocate the capital, as mentioned in the source?
i. The consequences of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s decision included widespread
anger among the Delhi residents and significant hardships during the journey.
ii. Many people died on the way due to the difficulties of the migration.
iii. After realising his error, the Sultan gave the order for everyone to return to
Delhi.
