Day: September 27, 2020

Court patronage of art and technology Akbar’s patronage of technology Mughal Emperor Akbar promoted technology and even said to be invented many technology himself. Invention of cartmill: Invention of cartmill, a cart which milled grain while it moved was invented by Akbar as claimed by Abul Fazl. selfstudyhistory.com Though one historian of Akbar court, Nizamuddin […]

Q. Describe the achievements of the Delhi Sultanate. दिल्ली सल्तनत की उपलब्धियों का वर्णन दीजिए। [BPSC, 2005] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Delhi sultanate was established by established after the invasion of Muhammad Ghori. Qutb al-Din Aibak was the first ruler who laid the foundation of Delhi Sultanate after the death of Muhammad Ghori. Between 1206 A.D. […]

Q. Evaluate the achievements of Peshwa Baji Rao I. पेशवा बाजीराव प्रथम की सफलताओं का मूल्यांकन कीजिए। [BPSC, 1993, 2012] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Baji Rao (1700 –1740) was the eldest son of Balaji Viswanath. He succeeded his father as Peshwa at the age young age of twenty.  Baji Rao I is credited with the expansion of […]

Hindi and other religious literature: Part III North India In North-India the major languages in which literature was being produced were Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. Hindi: (Discussed in separate topic) Urdu: Came into existence as a dialect among Muslims who ruled in the Deccan and South India from the 14th century onwards. The literary speech […]

Hindi and other religious literature: Part II Sanskrit In north India: During this period, Sanskrit ceased to flourish as the main language of the Imperial court. Though Mughal Emperor and princes like Dara patronized Sanskrit scholars, it never again gained the same importance in Northern India selfstudyhistory.com Mughals cultivated a thoroughly multicultural and multilingual imperial […]