Question:
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Answer:
It was during the seventh century that the kings acknowledged the big landlords as their subordinates or samantas. The samantas were expected to bring gifts and provide military support to their kings. In due course they gained power and wealth. They declared themselves to be maha-samantas, maha- mandaleshvar (the great lord of a circle or region) and so on. Rashtrakutas were one of them who were initially the subordinates of the Chalukyas in Deccan. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, performed a ritual hiranya-garbha and overthrew the Chalukya overlord. After the ritual was over he was reborn as Kshatriya, even if he was not by birth.
New Kings and Kingdoms
Q 2.
Who were the writers of Prashastis?
Q 3.
Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?
Q 4.
Who was Prithviraja in ?
Q 6.
Find out more about taxes that are collected at present. Are these in cash, kind, or labour services?
Q 7.
What were called as ur'?
Q 8.
Look at Map 1 once more and find out whether there were any kingdoms in the state in which you live.
Q 9.
Who was Kalhana? Why was he famous for?
Q 10.
What was called rent'?
Q 11.
What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Q 12.
Write a note on Prashastis'.
Q 13.
What was tripartite struggle'? [V. Imp.]
Q 14.
What were called nadu'?
Q 15.
What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil Nadu?
Q 16.
Match the following:
Gwjara-Pratiharas – Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas – Bengal
Palos – Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas – Tamil Nadu
Q 17.
How was the financial position controlled in these states? [V. Imp.]
Q 18.
What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
Q 19.
Who were the parties involved in the tripartite struggle'?
Q 20.
What were prashastis'?
Q 21.
What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola Empire?
Q 22.
Trace out the emergence of the new class of rulers. [V. Imp.]
Q 23.
Write a note on Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni [Imp.]
Q 25.
Who was Prithvirqja III? Who defeated him?
Q 26.
What was the role of temples during Chola kingdom? [V. Imp.]
Q 27.
Who wrote Kitab al-Hind?
Q 28.
Why are the temples of Thanjavur and Gangaikonda-cholapuram famous for?[V. Imp.]
Q 30.
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Q 31.
What was known as brahmadeya'?
Q 32.
What was the system of election of committee members for Sabha?
Q 33.
Compare the temple shown in this chapter with any present-day temple in your neighbourhood, highlighting any similarities and differences that you notice.
Q 34.
How did the Cholas rise to power? Trace out the role of Rajaraja I in this rise.[V. Imp.]
Q 35.
Who was Dantidurga?
Q 36.
What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
Q 37.
Why were the temples first targets of the conquerors? [V. Imp.]
Q 38.
Who was Dantidurga? How did he became a kshatriya?
Q 39.
Contrast the elections' in Uttaramerur with present day panchayat election?
Q 40.
Describe the irrigation system of Chola kingdom. [Imp.]
