INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

SULTANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
General policy of the Delhi Sultanate toward the native religions of India became:
A
indecisive.
B
disinterested.
C
increasingly repressive.
D
increasingly tolerant.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Sultanate period, Islam was the official religion of the state. As a result, while administering the state, the Sultan fulfilled both a religious and a political duty. That duty was to convert this dar-ul-harb (non-Muslim territory) into dar-ul-Islam (Muslim territory).

Detailed explanation-2: -Delhi became a prominent city in India in the twelfth century. It was the capital city of the Tomara Rajputs who were defeated by the Chauhans of Ajmer in the middle of the 12th century. When Mohamed Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan and captured Delhi in 1192, he marked the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Delhi Sultanate – Art and Architecture Domes, arches, lofty towers, minarets, Islamic script were introduced by the Turks. The dome is the prominent feature of the mosques in contrast to the shikhara of Hindu temples. Delhi Sultans had a great taste for architecture.

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