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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE                                                                               2019



            Rajput Kingdom
                  After the death of Harsha Vardhana, Rajputs came into power.
                  Established number of independent kingdoms.
                  Gurjara  Pratiharas,  the  Chauhans,  the  Chalukyas  and  the  Chandelas  are  well  known
                    Rajput kingdoms.

            Period
                  Ruled Northern and Central India for many years.
                  Many invaders attacked India during this period.
                  Conducted war and conquered the kingdoms.
                  Well known for honouring premises.
            Painting and Literature
                  Patrons of beautiful buildings.
                  Also known as Rajasthani painting, a style of Indian paintings.
                  Ramayana and Mahabharata are great ancient epics.
                  Palaces and temples were decorated with paintings.
                  In Sanskrit, they created literary works.
            Important Battles

                  Battle  of  Tarain:  Prithviraj  (Chauhan  dynasty)  defeated  Muhammed  Ghori  near
                    Thaneswar.
                  Battle of Chandawar: Muhammed Ghori defeated Jai Chandra in 1194 AD.
                  Battle  of  Khanwal:  Took  place  between  Rana  of  Mewar,  Rana  Sanga  and  Bebur  of
                    Farghana in 1527 AD.
                  Battle  of  Chanderi:  Fought  between  Medini  Rai  of  Chanderi  and  Babur  in  1528  AD.
                    Babur won.
                  Battle  of  Delhi: Main event in India‘s history. Chandra Vikramaditya was defeated by
                    Mughals.

            Fall of Rajputs
                  Captured by Arabs, Turks and Mughals.
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                  Around the 13  century, the Rajput‘s rule came to an end.
            The Delhi Sultanate
                  Five dynasties founded after the Turkish Invasion are known as Delhi sultanate.
                  They are as follows:

            Slave Dynasty (1206-1290)
                  Also called as Ilbari dynasty, Yamini dynasty and Mamluk dynasty.
                  Qutub-ud-din  Aibak  founded  the  slave  dynasty  in  1206  AD,  who  was  a  slave  of
                    Mohammed Ghori.
                  He was the first Muslim ruler in India.
                  Lahore was the capital of Qutub-ud-din Aibak.
                  He was also known as ‗Lakh Baksh‘ or ‗giver of lakhs‘.
                  He  started  the  construction  of  the  Qutub  Minar  in  1199 in  Delhi,  in  memory  of  Quaja
                    Qutub - ud-din Bhaktiar Kaki, a saint.
                  Qutub Minar is a five storied building and it was completed by Ithumish.
                   In the year 1210, while playing polo, he fell from the horseback and died.



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