What were the offices held by Sa‘adat Khan?

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?

Why do you think towns grew around temples?

What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?

How were the affairs of jatis regulated?

Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?

What are the elements of a Mughal chahar bagh garden?

What was the role of the zamindar in Mughal administration?

Why did people from distant lands visit Surat?

How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?

In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities like Thanjavur?

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in ———.
(b) Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ————.
(c) Hampi was the capital of the ———— Empire.
(d) The Dutch established a settlement at ———— in Andhra Pradesh.