Q. Internal strife and conflict beset with personal ambitions was enough of an invitation for the Ghurids to invade India. Discuss. [UPSC, 2019, 15 Marks] Ans: The period of 150 years between the death of Mahmud Ghazni in 1030 to the beginning of Ghurid Invasion, there was constant internecine warfare between the various Rajput principalities […]
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Do you consider Sultan Iltutmish to be the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate? Discuss. [UPSC-2021]
Q. Do you consider Sultan Iltutmish to be the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate? Discuss. [UPSC-2021] Ans: Iltutmish was a slave of Aibak, succeeded him at Delhi in 1210. He was responsible not only for keeping the Delhi Sultanat together, but made it a well-knit and compact State. He may thus be called the […]
Read MoreWhy is the reign of the Khaljis known as the ‘Khalji Revolution’? [UPSC-2021]
Q. Why is the reign of the Khaljis known as the ‘Khalji Revolution’? [UPSC-2021] Ans: The Khalji Revolution marked the overthrow of the Slave Dynasty (Mamluk dynasty) from Delhi Sultanate and the establishment of the rule of the Khalji dynasty by Jalaluddin Khalji in1290. It was not merely a change in the dynasty but it […]
Read MoreDo you consider that the Upanishadic principles embody the high point of Vedic religious thought? Comment. [UPSC-2021]
Q. Do you consider that the Upanishadic principles embody the high point of Vedic religious thought? Comment. [UPSC-2021] Ans: The Vedas taught worship of the god of nature, such as the sun, wind, sky, fire, Usha. The Upanishads emphasized that behind the façade of these many gods, there is but one supreme god. In fact, […]
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