INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

SULTANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sultan Ala-ud-din Khalji:
A
conquered all of southern India.
B
defeated the Mongols.
C
took Islam into Southeast Asia.
D
forbade Islamic law in north India.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Kili was fought between the Mongols of the Chagatai Khanate under Qutlugh Khwaja and the Delhi Sultanate led Alauddin Khilji in 1299. It resulted in the expulsion of the Mongol forces from the Indian Subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Ankara or Angora was fought on 20 July 1402 at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to the Ottoman Interregnum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alauddin Khalji defeated Mongols six times alone, breaking their backbone forever. While Mongols occupied almost entire Asia and Eastern Europe, India remained a no go area for them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mamluks themselves formed only the core of Syrian and Egyptian armies. Shortly after Ayn Jalut, the Mongols were defeated again at Homs in 1260 by an army combining Ayyubid levies and Mamluks.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Muslim Mamluks defeated the Mongols in all battles except one. Beside a victory to the Mamluks in Ain Jalut, the Mongols were defeated in the second Battle of Homs, Elbistan and Marj al-Saffar. After five battles with the Mamluks, the Mongols only won at the Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar.

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