Ghaznavis To Lodhies
1. Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi ascended the throne in 998 A.D.
2. Mahmud Ghaznavi destroyed the temple of Somnat in 1026 A.D.
3. Mahmud Ghaznavi led the first expedition against the subcontinent in 1000 A.D.
4. The founder of the Slave Dynasty of Indo-Pakistan was Qutab-ud-Din Aibak.
5. Qutab-ud-Din died while playing Polo.
6. Lodhi family was succeeded by the Mughals.
7. The founder of the Lodhi dynasty was Bahlol Lodhi.
8. Vasco da Gama came to India in the reign of Lodhi.
9. Vasco da Gama came to India in 1498.
10. The Sultan of Delhi described by historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’ was Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
11. Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms to maintain a large army economically.
12. Al Beruni came to India along with Mahmud of Ghazni.
13. The first Muslim ruler in India was Qutbuddin Aibak.
14. Timur invaded India during the reign of Nasiruddin Mehmud.
15. The foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India was laid by Qutubuddin Aibak.
16. Qutb-ud-Din Aibak died while playing ‘Chugan’ (polo).
17. The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 A.D.
18. The founder of the first Afghan dynasty in India was Bahlol Lodhi.
19. The official language of the Delhi sultanate was Persian.
20. Guru Nanak used to work under Dault Khan Lodhi.