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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
A major reason Ghori’s Indian dominions survived his death was that:
A. He appointed capable military slaves as governors
B. He transferred the capital to Delhi
C. He defeated Babur
D. He created the mansabdari system
Correct Answer: A
His slave-commanders, including Aibak, had military experience and regional authority, enabling them to preserve and expand the new state.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad Ghori was assassinated near:
A. The Indus region
B. Agra Fort
C. Daulatabad
D. Somnath
Correct Answer: A
He was killed near the Indus while travelling west. Historical accounts differ over the precise identity of the assassins.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad Ghori died in:
A. 1192
B. 1194
C. 1206
D. 1210
Correct Answer: C
He was assassinated in 1206 while returning from the Punjab toward Ghazni.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
After the Second Battle of Tarain, Delhi and Ajmer were mainly brought under control by:
A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji
Correct Answer: A
Aibak carried out the consolidation of Ghori’s Indian conquests and administered the newly won territories.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Which city was captured in 1186, ending Ghaznavid power in the Punjab?
A. Lahore
B. Agra
C. Delhi
D. Ajmer
Correct Answer: A
Lahore was the final major Ghaznavid centre. Its capture gave the Ghurids a secure base for campaigns toward Delhi.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
The use of highly mobile mounted archers was especially important in Ghori’s victory at:
A. The Second Battle of Tarain
B. The First Battle of Panipat
C. The Battle of Khanwa
D. The Battle of Chausa
Correct Answer: A
Ghori’s mounted forces, tactical mobility and repeated attacks were crucial in overcoming the Rajput army in 1192.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad Ghori’s elder brother and Ghurid co-ruler was:
A. Ghiyas al-Din Muhammad
B. Alauddin Husain
C. Tajuddin Yildiz
D. Nasiruddin Qabacha
Correct Answer: A
Ghiyas al-Din Muhammad was the senior Ghurid ruler, while Muhammad Ghori managed Ghazni and eastern expansion.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Which statement best describes Muhammad Ghori’s objective in India?
A. Only temporary plunder
B. Permanent territorial and political control
C. Religious scholarship only
D. Trade without conquest
Correct Answer: B
Unlike Mahmud of Ghazni’s largely raiding pattern, Ghori appointed governors and built a political structure designed to retain conquered territory.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Which commander extended Ghurid authority into Bihar and Bengal?
A. Ulugh Khan
B. Ikhtiyar-ud-din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji
C. Ghazi Malik
D. Zafar Khan
Correct Answer: B
Bakhtiyar Khalji conquered parts of Bihar and Bengal on behalf of the expanding Ghurid political order.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
At the Battle of Chandawar in 1194, Muhammad Ghori defeated:
A. Jayachandra of Kannauj
B. Prithviraj Chauhan
C. Bhima II of Gujarat
D. Lakshmana Sena
Correct Answer: A
The victory over the Gahadavala king Jayachandra at Chandawar extended Ghurid influence in the middle Ganges plain.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Which Ghurid general played the leading role in consolidating Delhi and later founded the Slave Dynasty?
A. Bakhtiyar Khalji
B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
C. Malik Kafur
D. Bahlul Lodi
Correct Answer: B
Qutb-ud-din Aibak was Ghori’s trusted slave-general and governor in India. He became independent after Ghori’s death in 1206.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
What was the most important political consequence of the Second Battle of Tarain?
A. The end of the Mughal Empire
B. The foundation for Turkish rule in northern India
C. The rise of the Vijayanagara Empire
D. The beginning of British rule
Correct Answer: B
The Ghurid victory enabled Muhammad Ghori’s commanders to establish control over Delhi, Ajmer and much of the northern plain.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
The Second Battle of Tarain, a decisive Ghurid victory, took place in:
A. 1192
B. 1193
C. 1194
D. 1206
Correct Answer: A
Ghori returned in 1192 with a reorganized mounted army and defeated Prithviraj Chauhan, opening the way to Delhi and Ajmer.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain?
A. Jayachandra
B. Prithviraj Chauhan III
C. Rana Sanga
D. Anandapala
Correct Answer: B
Prithviraj Chauhan III led the Rajput forces that defeated Ghori in 1191.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
The First Battle of Tarain was fought in:
A. 1175
B. 1186
C. 1191
D. 1194
Correct Answer: C
In 1191 Muhammad Ghori was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan at the First Battle of Tarain.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Which Ghaznavid ruler was defeated when Muhammad Ghori captured Lahore in 1186?
A. Khusrau Malik
B. Masud I
C. Sabuktigin
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Correct Answer: A
The capture of Lahore and imprisonment of Khusrau Malik ended the remaining Ghaznavid rule in the Punjab.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
In 1178, Muhammad Ghori was defeated in Gujarat at the battle of:
A. Tarain
B. Kayadara
C. Chandawar
D. Panipat
Correct Answer: B
The Chaulukya forces defeated Muhammad Ghori near Kayadara in 1178, forcing him to redirect later expansion through the Punjab route.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad Ghori’s first major campaign into the subcontinent in 1175 targeted:
A. Multan
B. Delhi
C. Kannauj
D. Bengal
Correct Answer: A
He entered through the north-west and attacked Multan in 1175, beginning the sustained Ghurid advance into the subcontinent.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
What was Muhammad Ghori’s best-known regnal title?
A. Ghiyas al-Din
B. Mu'izz al-Din
C. Nasir al-Din
D. Shams al-Din
Correct Answer: B
His regnal title was Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad. In South Asian textbooks he is commonly called Muhammad Ghori.
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1175-1206 - (Early Islamic Conquest) - Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad Ghori belonged to which ruling house?
A. Ghaznavid
B. Ghurid
C. Khalji
D. Lodi
Correct Answer: B
Muhammad Ghori, also known as Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam, belonged to the Ghurid dynasty of central Afghanistan.