From which country did Ibn Battuta travel to India?

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?

Fill in the blanks:
(a) Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the ____________________.
(b) Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal __________________.
(c) Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state in _____________________.
(d) The founder of the Awadh state was ______________________.

How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?

What was the relationship between the mansabdar and the jagir?

What does the term pan-regional empire mean?

What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal Empire?

In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?

According to the “circle of justice”, why was it important for military commanders to keep the interests of the peasantry in mind?

Why did the Nawabs of Awadh and Bengal try to do away with the jagirdari system?