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History of India: ancient and medieval / Delhi Sultanate (1206 to 1526)

Provincial kingdoms of the fifteenth century

Practise 1 PYQ

Concepts to cover

  1. Gujarat: Ahmad Shah (Ahmedabad), Mahmud Begarha (Champaner, Portuguese clash), Bahadur Shah cedes Diu (1535) and Bassein
  2. Malwa (Hoshang Shah, Mandu) and Mewar (Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga, Khanwa)
  3. Bengal (Ilyas Shahi, Husain Shahi; Gaur) and Jaunpur Sharqis (Atala mosque)
  4. Kashmir: Shah Mir dynasty, Zain-ul-Abidin (Budshah) and Sanskrit-Persian translation
  5. Gajapatis of Orissa (Kapilendra) and the Ahom kingdom of Assam (Sukapha, moidam burials)
Where to study

History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra

  • ch. 10

Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms

  • ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, pp. 1-14 (printed 16-29)
  • ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, The Emergence of New Dynasties; Warfare for Wealth (Gangas of Orissa, Jagannatha), pp. 4-6 (printed 19-21)

Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures

  • ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, pp. 1-15 (printed 79-93)
  • ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, Rulers and Religious Traditions: The Jagannatha Cult, pp. 2-3 (printed 80-81)

Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I

  • Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, pp. 164-187 (printed 160-183)
  • Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, 10.6 Lodi Dynasty; 10.7 Administration (provincial kingdoms: Gujarat), pp. 177-181 (printed 173-177)
  • Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, Ala-ud-din Khalji; Military Campaigns (Malwa and Mewar), pp. 172-173 (printed 168-169)
  • Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, 10.5 Sayyid Dynasty; 10.6 Lodi Dynasty (Jaunpur and Bengal), pp. 176-179 (printed 172-175)
  • Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, 10.6 Lodi Dynasty; 10.7 Administration (Kashmir), p. 179 (printed 175)

Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century

  • ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century, The Sultanate in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, pp. 7-8 (printed 36-37)

Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities

  • ch. 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities, A Closer Look (the Ahoms), pp. 7-9 (printed 55-57)

UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List

  • Cultural properties: Moidams, the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty (2024)
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