Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
Due to the following reasons, the common people had preserved the memory of mirabai:
- She was a queen and a devotee of Krishna.
- She composed numerous bhajans expressing here intense devotion to his beloved lord Krishna.
- Her songs openly challenged the normars of the upper castes and became very famous with the masses in rajasthan and gujrat.
- She left her husband, but she did not die. She became very famous as being saved by lord. Thus, her authenticity as a true devotes has been proved.
What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?
What changes took place in varna-based society?
In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the eighteenth century?
What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?
How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?
What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?
Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?
According to the “circle of justice”, why was it important for military commanders to keep the interests of the peasantry in mind?
What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?
What does the term pan-regional empire mean?
What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?
How was water supplied to the city of Thanjavur?
How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?
Match the following:
garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik
State whether true or false:
(a) We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
(b) The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
(c) Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.
What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?