Chapter: 04. The Turkish Invasion And The Establishment Of The Delhi Sultanate
The once mighty Abbasid empire disintegrated into a number of independent states ruled by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ who had served in the armies of the Caliphs.
Turks
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ times in the course of 25 years.
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Unable to bear the humiliation of his defeat, the Hindu ruler of Punjab, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , burnt himself to death.
Jaipal
The attack on the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Temple in Kathiawar was Mahmud’s most ambitious and profitable expedition.
Somnath
The Persian poet Firdausi wrote the great epic named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Shahnama
In 1191 CE, Muhammad Ghori was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan in the First Battle of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Tarain
Before returning to Ghor, Muhammad Ghori annexed Indian territories and appointed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as his viceroy.
Qutbuddin Aibak
The invasion of Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji in Bihar and Bengal dealt a death blow to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in India.
Buddhism
Qutbuddin Aibak was a just and generous ruler known to court historians as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
lakhbaksh
During Iltutmish’s reign, the empire was divided into several provinces called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
iqtas
Razia Sultan ascended the throne of Delhi after deposing her pleasure-loving and worthless brother, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Prince Rukhnuddin Firoz Shah
Nasiruddin Mahmud was a virtuous but weak ruler, so state affairs were managed on his behalf by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban believed in the theory of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , meaning the king was God’s representative on earth.
divine kingship
Ghiyasuddin Balban personally marched against the governor of Bengal, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , who had revolted against the sultan.
Tughril Khan
Four years after Balban’s death, the Delhi Sultanate passed from the Mamluk dynasty into the hands of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dynasty.