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Chapter: 06. Life Under The Delhi Sultanate

The interaction between the Turko-Afghan rulers and traditional Indian culture lasted for over _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ centuries.
three
Society during the Sultanate period was divided into _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ major groups.
four
The ruling class, which enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of wealth and power, was known as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
aristocracy
The priests group included the ulemas, maulvis, qazis, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
brahmanas
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ acted as the chief advisers to the sultans.
ulemas
Among the town dwellers, occupations were more or less _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ among the Hindu and Muslim craftspeople.
hereditary
The condition of the peasants improved greatly and they enjoyed many benefits during the reign of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Firoz Shah
Some Hindus converted to Islam to escape the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tax, which was imposed only on non-Muslims.
jizya
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ system was strictly observed by Muslim women during this period.
purdah
The Turks blended Arabic and Persian architectural styles with classical Hindu styles to make a distinctive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ style.
Indo-Islamic
The use of red _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ added colour to the buildings constructed during the Sultanate period.
sandstone
North Indian or Hindustani music was the outcome of the fusion of the Perso-Arabic and the Indian _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ music styles.
classical
Amir Khusrau is believed to have invented the sitar by combining the south Indian veena with the Persian _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
tanpura
The name sitar has been derived from the Persian word _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
sehtar
The Persian style of chorus singing, known as qawwali, was popularized by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Sufi saints
The dance form _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ developed during this time and combined Hindu themes with Persian costumes.
Kathak
The Lodi sultans patronized the Persian style of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ paintings to illustrate books.
miniature
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ system of medicine was a legacy of the Turkish rule and a result of the interaction with Arab traders.
Yunani
The establishment of Turkish rule in India led to the replacement of Sanskrit by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as the official language in many regions.
Persian
Amir Khusrau wrote two well-known historical poems, Nuh Sipihr and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Tughlaq-nāmah
Justice according to the Islamic law was administered to Muslims by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Qazis
 
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