Medieval Indian History Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 10)

Kutty Pokar Markar, general of the Zamorin, destroyed the Mangalore fort. He was killed on his way back.

She ruled Ullal, a major spice-trade port, under the Chowta dynasty’s matrilineal Aliyasantana succession system.

She defeated the force sent under Admiral Dom Álvaro da Silveira, after refusing to pay tribute to the Portuguese.

She killed General João Peixoto in her counterattack, forcing a Portuguese retreat after he had briefly captured Ullal.

Rajasabai installed her own biological son, Sambhaji II, as ruler at Kolhapur, deposing and imprisoning Tarabai and her son Shivaji II.

By 1731, Tarabai had already reconciled with Shahu around 1730 and had no part in Kolhapur’s affairs, which by then were led by Sambhaji II.

In her 70s, Tarabai installed a young man she presented as her grandson, Rajaram II, as the new Chhatrapati after Shahu’s 1749 death, later clashing with Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao.

Tarabai married Rajaram around 1682, roughly two decades before he died at Sinhagad fort in 1700 and she became regent.

Richard Eaton calls her one of the most remarkable women in Indian history, devoting a full chapter of his academic study of the Deccan to her life.

Tarabai became regent of the Maratha kingdom in 1700, after the death of her husband, Chhatrapati Rajaram.

During 1700-1707, Tarabai directed Maratha resistance against Aurangzeb mainly through guerrilla warfare and raids, avoiding pitched battles.

In 1714, Rajasabai deposed and imprisoned Tarabai, installing his own son, Sambhaji II, as ruler at Kolhapur. Tarabai and her son Shivaji were imprisoned, not installed.

Udai Singh had willed the throne to his younger son Jagmal, but Mewar’s nobles, led by the Chundawat Rajputs, overturned that will and crowned Pratap at Gogunda instead.

Raja Man Singh I of Amber led the Mughal forces at Haldighati. They held the battlefield, but failed to capture Pratap himself.

Chetak was Pratap’s horse. Though fatally wounded, Chetak carried Pratap to safety before dying of his injuries.

Bhamashah, a former minister, donated his entire wealth to help Pratap re-arm and resume active resistance against Mughal control.

In his later years, Pratap made Chavand his capital, in the hills southeast of Udaipur, and died there on 19 January 1597.

Kumbha was crowned Maharana in 1433, at age 16, after conspirators assassinated his father, Rana Mokal Singh.

At 1,100 metres elevation, Kumbhalgarh is the highest fort in Rajasthan, with an outer wall running about 38 kilometres.

Kumbha built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor, a nine-storey tower about 37 metres tall, commemorating his victory over Malwa and Gujarat’s combined armies.