116. Which of the following are collections of biographical notes and historical events arranged dynasty-wise it is a history of Muslim kings, their military chiefs and officials?
Minhaj Siraj had written a political history called Tabaqat-i-Nasiri. It was written a few years before and after the Khalji period. It is an elaborate history of the Islamic world written in Persian by Minhaj-i-Siraj Juzjani and completed in 1260. The purpose of the Tabaqat-i Nasiri was to account for the Muslim dynasties that originated in Iran and Central Asia. The Tabaqat-i Nasiri is the only source for the Khaljis rebellion in Bengal against the sultan of Delhi from 1229-1230.
117. Which of the following is an extremely valuable source for the history of the reign of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughluq and Sultan Firuz Shah, in the form of letters and official documents?
Insha-I-Mahru or Munshat-i-Mahru contains 133 letters on different subjects addressed to the leading and significant personalities of the age of Tuhlaqs. It is a collection of several official documents, petitions, letters, etc. as these letters are written to officials and distinguished persons, they discuss solutions for most of the economic, social, religious and administrative problems of the period.
118. Identify the author and the book written on the lines of the Shahnama of Firdausi?
(A) Khwaja Abd Malik Isami and his Futuh-i-Salatin
(B) Sikander Bin Muhammad Manzu and his Mirat-i-Sikanderi
(C) Diwan Ali Muhammad Khan and his Mirat-i-Ahmadi
(D) Sultan Firuz Shah Tughluq and his Futuhat-i-Firozshahi
Correct Answer: (A) Khwaja Abd Malik Isami and his Futuh-i-Salatin
Answer Explanation:
Futuh-i-Salatin is a poetical history of the Sultans of India from the rise of the Ghazanvi dynasty up to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughluq. Translated as “Gifts of the Sultans”, it is a history of Muslim rule in India until 1349-50. Isami also called it Shahnama-i Hind (“the Shahnameh of India”). According to Isami, his sources included anecdotes, legends, and reports by his friends and acquaintances.
119. Which book, written in 1611, is an account of the social and cultural life of Gujarat?
Mirat-i-Sikanderi, written by Sikander Bin Muhammad Manzu in 1611, gives the history of Gujarat from its Muslim conquest by Jafar Khan (Muzaffar Shah I) to the death of Muzaffar Shah III (1591) and subsequent events in Gujarat.
120. Tazkirat-ul-Muluk is about which dynasty?
(A) The Nizams
(B) Sultans of Golconda
(C) The Khaljis
(D) Adilshahi Sultans of Bijapur
Correct Answer: (D) Adilshahi Sultans of Bijapur
Answer Explanation:
Adilshahi Sultans of Bijapur have their rule documented in Tazkirat-ul-Muluk, written by Rafiuddin Shirazi. It is also considered a history of the contemporary dynasties in the Deccan, Hindustan, and Persia.
