delhi sultanate Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

• Baba Farid founded chishtiya order.
• Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri founded Suhrawardiya order.
• Miyan Mir founded Qadiriya order.
• Shah Waliullah founded Naqsh bandiya order.

Baba Farid (1173– 1266) was a Punjabi poet and saint of the Chishti order of Sufism. He is among the first known Punjabi poets. He is also one of the fifteen Sikh Bhagats within Sikhism and his selected works are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

Miyan Mir, was a famous Sufi saint who resided in Lahore, specifically in the town of Dharampura (in present-day Pakistan). He was a direct descendant of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. He belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism. Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'lFadl 'Allami (January 14, 1551 – August 12, 1602) was the vizier of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign in three volumes.

Answer: (d)

The capital of the Sharqi dynasty was Jaunpur. The Jaunpur sultanate was ruled by the Sharqi dynasty. The Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik Sarwar, the first ruler of the dynasty was a wazir (minister) under Sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah IV Tughlaq (1390–1394). In 1394, he established himself as an independent ruler of Jaunpur and extended his authority over Awadh and a large part of GangesYamuna doab.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)