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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni: "capital" corresponds to ______.
A. Sindh
B. Ghazni
C. Dinpanah
D. Multan
Correct Answer: B
Ghazni is the correct completion. Mahmud ruled from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Firdawsi" is associated with which tested detail?
A. capital
B. Punjab opponent
C. poet
D. work on India
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "poet". Firdawsi, author of the Shahnameh, is famously associated with the Ghaznavid court tradition.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Kitab al-Hind" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Indian campaigns tradition
B. successor opponent
C. dynasty
D. work on India
Correct Answer: D
The tested detail is "work on India". Al-Biruni's Kitab al-Hind is a major study of Indian religion, science and culture.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Al-Biruni" is associated with which tested detail?
A. capital
B. work on India
C. scholar at court
D. successor opponent
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "scholar at court". Al-Biruni lived in the Ghaznavid milieu and wrote Kitab al-Hind.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Jayapala" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Punjab opponent
B. successor opponent
C. scholar at court
D. dynasty
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "Punjab opponent". Jayapala of the Hindu Shahi dynasty fought Mahmud and was defeated.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "1025 CE" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Somnath campaign
B. scholar at court
C. dynasty
D. capital
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "Somnath campaign". Mahmud attacked the Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1025-26.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Seventeen" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Somnath campaign
B. Indian campaigns tradition
C. dynasty
D. capital
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "Indian campaigns tradition". Traditional historical accounts commonly speak of seventeen expeditions.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Ghaznavid dynasty" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Indian campaigns tradition
B. work on India
C. dynasty
D. Somnath campaign
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "dynasty". Mahmud was the most famous ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Within 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, the answer "Ghazni" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Somnath campaign
B. scholar at court
C. capital
D. Punjab opponent
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "capital". Mahmud ruled from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "poet" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. poet — Al-Biruni
B. poet — Firdawsi
C. poet — Anandapala
D. poet — Jayapala
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "poet — Firdawsi". Firdawsi, author of the Shahnameh, is famously associated with the Ghaznavid court tradition.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "work on India" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. work on India — Kitab al-Hind
B. work on India — Baburnama
C. work on India — Eighth Amendment
D. work on India — Chach Nama
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "work on India — Kitab al-Hind". Al-Biruni's Kitab al-Hind is a major study of Indian religion, science and culture.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "scholar at court" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. scholar at court — Al-Biruni
B. scholar at court — Jayapala
C. scholar at court — Anandapala
D. scholar at court — Firdawsi
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "scholar at court — Al-Biruni". Al-Biruni lived in the Ghaznavid milieu and wrote Kitab al-Hind.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "successor opponent" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. successor opponent — Jayapala
B. successor opponent — Al-Biruni
C. successor opponent — Firdawsi
D. successor opponent — Anandapala
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "successor opponent — Anandapala". Anandapala continued Hindu Shahi resistance after Jayapala.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "Punjab opponent" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. Punjab opponent — Al-Biruni
B. Punjab opponent — Jayapala
C. Punjab opponent — Anandapala
D. Punjab opponent — Firdawsi
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "Punjab opponent — Jayapala". Jayapala of the Hindu Shahi dynasty fought Mahmud and was defeated.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "Somnath campaign" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. Somnath campaign — 1030 CE
B. Somnath campaign — 1023 CE
C. Somnath campaign — 1027 CE
D. Somnath campaign — 1025 CE
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "Somnath campaign — 1025 CE". Mahmud attacked the Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1025-26.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "Indian campaigns tradition" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. Indian campaigns tradition — Seventeen
B. Indian campaigns tradition — 207.68 million
C. Indian campaigns tradition — Two
D. Indian campaigns tradition — 57
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "Indian campaigns tradition — Seventeen". Traditional historical accounts commonly speak of seventeen expeditions.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "dynasty" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. dynasty — Umayyad Caliphate
B. dynasty — Safavid dynasty
C. dynasty — Sayyid dynasty
D. dynasty — Ghaznavid dynasty
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "dynasty — Ghaznavid dynasty". Mahmud was the most famous ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which pairing is correct for the "capital" aspect of 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. capital — Ghazni
B. capital — Kabul
C. capital — Dinpanah
D. capital — Agra
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "capital — Ghazni". Mahmud ruled from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
For 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, which option correctly gives the "poet"?
A. Firdawsi
B. Al-Biruni
C. Jayapala
D. Anandapala
Correct Answer: A
Poet: Firdawsi. Firdawsi, author of the Shahnameh, is famously associated with the Ghaznavid court tradition.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
For 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, which option correctly gives the "work on India"?
A. Chach Nama
B. Annual Budget Statement
C. Baburnama
D. Kitab al-Hind
Correct Answer: D
Work on india: Kitab al-Hind. Al-Biruni's Kitab al-Hind is a major study of Indian religion, science and culture.