Day: September 10, 2018

Map Based Questions with Solution [Practice Set VI] Identify the following places marked on the map and write a short note of about 30 words on each of them in your Question-cum-Answer Booklet. Locational hints for each of the places marked on the map are given below seriatim: (i) Ashokan Rock Edict (ii) A political […]

How foreign elements had influences on Gupta’s coins? Discuss with examples. ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Influence of foreign elements on Gupta’s coins: Roman Kushana influence on Gold coins: Gold coins before Skandagupta shows Kushana’s weight standards i.e. 8 gm standard. These gold coins were known as ‘Dinar’ after the name of Kushana’s gold ‘Dinar’. Kushana gold coins followed […]

How the establishment of Delhi Sultanate played a role in the rise of Bhakti Movement in North India? ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Historians has given several reasons for the rise of Bhakti movement like: According to RG Bhandarkar, Bhakti Movement was product of Vaishnavite tradition particularly Krishna Bhakti tradition (Bhagwata Purana Bhakti tradition). Bhakti movement is also considered […]

Analyse the educational development during Delhi Sultanate period. ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Education system of Sultanate period can be divided into two parts: Islamic education system Non-Islamic education system (Hindu, Buddhist and Jain) Islamic education system Subjects: Traditional in spirit and theological in content. Quran, Shariat, Arabic grammar, Persian grammar and various secular subjects like mathematics, astronomy, medicine […]

What was the nature of the Mughal State? Give different interpretations. ©selfstudyhistory.com  Ans: Nature of Mughal state can be considered in the light of shape given to it by Akbar to a considerable extent. Akbar defined the state system, created a broad framework which continued with some variation and some changes in subsequent period. Historians have […]

What were the major considerations and features of Mughal’s foreign policy in Northwest? How this policy formed under different Mughal rulers. ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: There were three major powers to which Mughals had to deal with while executing their Northwest frontier policy: Uzbegs in Central Asia who were Sunnis. Safavids of Iran who were Shias. Ottomans who […]