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57289abd2ca10214002da4b4	From where did raiders come to attack the agrarian Indians?	Central Asia	[ "History_of_India\n\nLike other settled, agrarian societies in history, those in the Indian subcontinent have been attacked by nomadic tribes throughout its long history. In evaluating the impact of Islam on the sub-continent, one must note that the northwestern sub-continent was a frequent target of tribes raiding...
57289abd2ca10214002da4b5	After a history of raiding groups, what is not remarkable in the history of the subcontinent?	Muslim intrusions	[ "History_of_India\n\nLike other settled, agrarian societies in history, those in the Indian subcontinent have been attacked by nomadic tribes throughout its long history. In evaluating the impact of Islam on the sub-continent, one must note that the northwestern sub-continent was a frequent target of tribes raiding...
57289abd2ca10214002da4b6	Before the Muslim invasions, what did previous invaders do in the local cultures?	assimilated	[ "History_of_India\n\nLike other settled, agrarian societies in history, those in the Indian subcontinent have been attacked by nomadic tribes throughout its long history. In evaluating the impact of Islam on the sub-continent, one must note that the northwestern sub-continent was a frequent target of tribes raiding...
57289abd2ca10214002da4b7	What did the Muslim invaders staunchly keep after invading?	Islamic identity	[ "History_of_India\n\nLike other settled, agrarian societies in history, those in the Indian subcontinent have been attacked by nomadic tribes throughout its long history. In evaluating the impact of Islam on the sub-continent, one must note that the northwestern sub-continent was a frequent target of tribes raiding...
57289abd2ca10214002da4b8	What type of new Indian culture was formed from this mixture of cultures?	mixed	[ "History_of_India\n\nLike other settled, agrarian societies in history, those in the Indian subcontinent have been attacked by nomadic tribes throughout its long history. In evaluating the impact of Islam on the sub-continent, one must note that the northwestern sub-continent was a frequent target of tribes raiding...
57289c362ca10214002da4be	What conquered large areas of northern India?	Slave dynasty of Delhi	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe subsequent Slave dynasty of Delhi managed to conquer large areas of northern India, while the Khilji dynasty conquered most of central India but were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering and uniting the subcontinent. The Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance. The res...
57289c362ca10214002da4bf	What dynasty captured most of central India?	Khilji dynasty	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe subsequent Slave dynasty of Delhi managed to conquer large areas of northern India, while the Khilji dynasty conquered most of central India but were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering and uniting the subcontinent. The Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance. The res...
57289c362ca10214002da4c0	What language was created during the Delhi Sultanate?	Urdu	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe subsequent Slave dynasty of Delhi managed to conquer large areas of northern India, while the Khilji dynasty conquered most of central India but were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering and uniting the subcontinent. The Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance. The res...
57289c362ca10214002da4c1	Who was the only female sultana to be enthroned in a Indo-Islamic empire?	Razia Sultana	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe subsequent Slave dynasty of Delhi managed to conquer large areas of northern India, while the Khilji dynasty conquered most of central India but were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering and uniting the subcontinent. The Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance. The res...
57289c362ca10214002da4c2	By what is the fusion of Islamic and Indian cultures called?	Indo-Muslim	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe subsequent Slave dynasty of Delhi managed to conquer large areas of northern India, while the Khilji dynasty conquered most of central India but were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering and uniting the subcontinent. The Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance. The res...
57289df84b864d1900164ad2	What Turko-Mongol attacked and defeated the Sultan of Tughlaq dynasty?	Timur	[ "History_of_India\n\nA Turco-Mongol conqueror in Central Asia, Timur (Tamerlane), attacked the reigning Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud of the Tughlaq Dynasty in the north Indian city of Delhi. The Sultan's army was defeated on 17 December 1398. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins, a...
57289df84b864d1900164ad3	On what date did Timur beat the Delhi Sultan?	17 December 1398	[ "History_of_India\n\nA Turco-Mongol conqueror in Central Asia, Timur (Tamerlane), attacked the reigning Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud of the Tughlaq Dynasty in the north Indian city of Delhi. The Sultan's army was defeated on 17 December 1398. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins, a...
57289df84b864d1900164ad4	In what shape did Timur leave the city of Delhi?	in ruins	[ "History_of_India\n\nA Turco-Mongol conqueror in Central Asia, Timur (Tamerlane), attacked the reigning Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud of the Tughlaq Dynasty in the north Indian city of Delhi. The Sultan's army was defeated on 17 December 1398. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins, a...
57289df84b864d1900164ad5	How many prisoners of war were executed in the sack of Delhi?	100,000	[ "History_of_India\n\nA Turco-Mongol conqueror in Central Asia, Timur (Tamerlane), attacked the reigning Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud of the Tughlaq Dynasty in the north Indian city of Delhi. The Sultan's army was defeated on 17 December 1398. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins, a...
57289df84b864d1900164ad6	What were exempted from death by Timur when ordering Delhi sacked?	sayyids	[ "History_of_India\n\nA Turco-Mongol conqueror in Central Asia, Timur (Tamerlane), attacked the reigning Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud of the Tughlaq Dynasty in the north Indian city of Delhi. The Sultan's army was defeated on 17 December 1398. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins, a...
57289ffd4b864d1900164aec	In what year was Sangama Dynasty formed?	1336	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayan...
57289ffd4b864d1900164aed	At what location are the best known monuments in the south of India?	Hampi	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayan...
57289ffd4b864d1900164aee	What mathematician founded the Kerala school of astronomy?	Madhava of Sangamagrama	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayan...
57289ffd4b864d1900164aef	When was the Kerala school established?	14th century	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayan...
57289ffd4b864d1900164af0	What did the Vijayanagara Empire promote to unify Indian culture?	Hinduism	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayan...
5728a1f12ca10214002da4f0	From the mid 13th century, what dominated politics in northern India?	Delhi Sultanate	[ "History_of_India\n\nFor two and a half centuries from the mid 13th, the politics in the Northern India was dominated by the Delhi Sultanate and in the Southern India by the Vijayanagar Empire which originated as a political heir of the erstwhile Hoysala Empire and Pandyan Empire. However, there were other regional...
5728a1f12ca10214002da4f1	What empire dominated in the south of India in the 13th century?	Vijayanagar Empire	[ "History_of_India\n\nFor two and a half centuries from the mid 13th, the politics in the Northern India was dominated by the Delhi Sultanate and in the Southern India by the Vijayanagar Empire which originated as a political heir of the erstwhile Hoysala Empire and Pandyan Empire. However, there were other regional...
5728a1f12ca10214002da4f2	What group dominated in western and central India at the start of the 13th century?	Rajputs	[ "History_of_India\n\nFor two and a half centuries from the mid 13th, the politics in the Northern India was dominated by the Delhi Sultanate and in the Southern India by the Vijayanagar Empire which originated as a political heir of the erstwhile Hoysala Empire and Pandyan Empire. However, there were other regional...
5728a1f12ca10214002da4f3	Gajapati Kingdom was powerful in the east for how many centuries?	six centuries	[ "History_of_India\n\nFor two and a half centuries from the mid 13th, the politics in the Northern India was dominated by the Delhi Sultanate and in the Southern India by the Vijayanagar Empire which originated as a political heir of the erstwhile Hoysala Empire and Pandyan Empire. However, there were other regional...
5728a1f12ca10214002da4f4	What empire beat the last Bahmani Sultanate?	Vijayanagara Empire	[ "History_of_India\n\nFor two and a half centuries from the mid 13th, the politics in the Northern India was dominated by the Delhi Sultanate and in the Southern India by the Vijayanagar Empire which originated as a political heir of the erstwhile Hoysala Empire and Pandyan Empire. However, there were other regional...
5728a31d4b864d1900164b14	What kingdom came to power in Assam?	Ahom Kingdom	[ "History_of_India\n\nAhom Kingdom (1228–1826) was a kingdom and tribe which rose to prominence in present-day Assam early in the thirteenth century. They ruled much of Assam from the 13th century until the establishment of British rule in 1838. The Ahoms brought with them a tribal religion and a language of their o...
5728a31d4b864d1900164b15	What was the span of time fro the Ahom Kingdom?	1228–1826	[ "History_of_India\n\nAhom Kingdom (1228–1826) was a kingdom and tribe which rose to prominence in present-day Assam early in the thirteenth century. They ruled much of Assam from the 13th century until the establishment of British rule in 1838. The Ahoms brought with them a tribal religion and a language of their o...
5728a31d4b864d1900164b16	What event caused the end of Ahom rule in Assam?	British rule	[ "History_of_India\n\nAhom Kingdom (1228–1826) was a kingdom and tribe which rose to prominence in present-day Assam early in the thirteenth century. They ruled much of Assam from the 13th century until the establishment of British rule in 1838. The Ahoms brought with them a tribal religion and a language of their o...
5728a31d4b864d1900164b17	With what religion did the Ahom merge?	Hindu	[ "History_of_India\n\nAhom Kingdom (1228–1826) was a kingdom and tribe which rose to prominence in present-day Assam early in the thirteenth century. They ruled much of Assam from the 13th century until the establishment of British rule in 1838. The Ahoms brought with them a tribal religion and a language of their o...
5728a31d4b864d1900164b18	What group repeatedly tried and failed to conquer the Ahom?	Muslim rulers of Delhi	[ "History_of_India\n\nAhom Kingdom (1228–1826) was a kingdom and tribe which rose to prominence in present-day Assam early in the thirteenth century. They ruled much of Assam from the 13th century until the establishment of British rule in 1838. The Ahoms brought with them a tribal religion and a language of their o...
5728a4d44b864d1900164b4e	What empire did Babur found in northern India?	Mughal Empire	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley (modern day Uzbekistan), swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire, which at its zenith covered modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, his son Humayun was defeated b...
5728a4d44b864d1900164b4f	Who defeated Babur's son in 1540?	Sher Shah Suri	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley (modern day Uzbekistan), swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire, which at its zenith covered modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, his son Humayun was defeated b...
5728a4d44b864d1900164b50	Of what nationality was Sher Shah Suri?	Afghan	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley (modern day Uzbekistan), swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire, which at its zenith covered modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, his son Humayun was defeated b...
5728a4d44b864d1900164b51	At what place did Akbar's army defeat Hemu in 1556?	Second Battle of Panipat	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley (modern day Uzbekistan), swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire, which at its zenith covered modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, his son Humayun was defeated b...
5728a4d44b864d1900164b52	By what route did Babur enter India?	Khyber Pass	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley (modern day Uzbekistan), swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire, which at its zenith covered modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. However, his son Humayun was defeated b...
5728a76a2ca10214002da534	By what date did the Mughal dynasty rule most of India?	1600	[ "History_of_India\n\nAkbar's son, Jahangir more or less followed father's policy. The Mughal dynasty ruled most of the Indian subcontinent by 1600. The reign of Shah Jahan was the golden age of Mughal architecture. He erected several large monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as the...
5728a76a2ca10214002da535	What famous monument did Shah Jahan build at Agra?	Taj Mahal	[ "History_of_India\n\nAkbar's son, Jahangir more or less followed father's policy. The Mughal dynasty ruled most of the Indian subcontinent by 1600. The reign of Shah Jahan was the golden age of Mughal architecture. He erected several large monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as the...
5728a76a2ca10214002da536	During whose reign did the Mughal Empire reach its greatest expanse?	Aurangzeb	[ "History_of_India\n\nAkbar's son, Jahangir more or less followed father's policy. The Mughal dynasty ruled most of the Indian subcontinent by 1600. The reign of Shah Jahan was the golden age of Mughal architecture. He erected several large monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as the...
5728a76a2ca10214002da537	What actions caused the decline of the Mughal Empire?	Maratha military resurgence	[ "History_of_India\n\nAkbar's son, Jahangir more or less followed father's policy. The Mughal dynasty ruled most of the Indian subcontinent by 1600. The reign of Shah Jahan was the golden age of Mughal architecture. He erected several large monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as the...
5728a76a2ca10214002da538	What reached it height during the reign of Shah Jehan?	Mughal architecture	[ "History_of_India\n\nAkbar's son, Jahangir more or less followed father's policy. The Mughal dynasty ruled most of the Indian subcontinent by 1600. The reign of Shah Jahan was the golden age of Mughal architecture. He erected several large monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as the...
5728a97f3acd2414000dfc3d	What groups invaded and damaged the Mughals?	Marathas and Afghans	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe empire went into decline thereafter. The Mughals suffered several blows due to invasions from Marathas and Afghans. During the decline of the Mughal Empire, several smaller states rose to fill the power vacuum and themselves were contributing factors to the decline. In 1737, the Maratha gen...
5728a97f3acd2414000dfc3e	Who attacked and plundered Delhi in 1737?	Maratha general Bajirao	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe empire went into decline thereafter. The Mughals suffered several blows due to invasions from Marathas and Afghans. During the decline of the Mughal Empire, several smaller states rose to fill the power vacuum and themselves were contributing factors to the decline. In 1737, the Maratha gen...
5728a97f3acd2414000dfc3f	Who was the final Commander-in-chief of the Mughal army?	Nizam-ul-mulk	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe empire went into decline thereafter. The Mughals suffered several blows due to invasions from Marathas and Afghans. During the decline of the Mughal Empire, several smaller states rose to fill the power vacuum and themselves were contributing factors to the decline. In 1737, the Maratha gen...
5728a97f3acd2414000dfc40	What was the site of the final battle for the Mughals?	Bhopal	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe empire went into decline thereafter. The Mughals suffered several blows due to invasions from Marathas and Afghans. During the decline of the Mughal Empire, several smaller states rose to fill the power vacuum and themselves were contributing factors to the decline. In 1737, the Maratha gen...
5728a97f3acd2414000dfc41	What was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 also called?	1857 War of Independence	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe empire went into decline thereafter. The Mughals suffered several blows due to invasions from Marathas and Afghans. During the decline of the Mughal Empire, several smaller states rose to fill the power vacuum and themselves were contributing factors to the decline. In 1737, the Maratha gen...
5728ad383acd2414000dfcb3	What was the richest of all the dynasties?	The Mughals	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Mughals were perhaps the richest single dynasty to have ever existed. During the Mughal era, the dominant political forces consisted of the Mughal Empire and its tributaries and, later on, the rising successor states – including the Maratha Empire – which fought an increasingly weak Mughal ...
5728ad383acd2414000dfcb4	What policy made the Mughals a successful dynasty?	integration with Indian culture	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Mughals were perhaps the richest single dynasty to have ever existed. During the Mughal era, the dominant political forces consisted of the Mughal Empire and its tributaries and, later on, the rising successor states – including the Maratha Empire – which fought an increasingly weak Mughal ...
5728ad383acd2414000dfcb5	Which Mughal ruler tried to form a good relationship with non-Muslims?	emperor Akbar	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Mughals were perhaps the richest single dynasty to have ever existed. During the Mughal era, the dominant political forces consisted of the Mughal Empire and its tributaries and, later on, the rising successor states – including the Maratha Empire – which fought an increasingly weak Mughal ...
5728ad383acd2414000dfcb6	Which Mughal ruler tried to establish complete dominance over the Hindu populace?	Aurangazeb	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Mughals were perhaps the richest single dynasty to have ever existed. During the Mughal era, the dominant political forces consisted of the Mughal Empire and its tributaries and, later on, the rising successor states – including the Maratha Empire – which fought an increasingly weak Mughal ...
5728ad383acd2414000dfcb7	With what styles did Mughal Rulers merge their Tuko-Persian culture?	ancient Indian	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Mughals were perhaps the richest single dynasty to have ever existed. During the Mughal era, the dominant political forces consisted of the Mughal Empire and its tributaries and, later on, the rising successor states – including the Maratha Empire – which fought an increasingly weak Mughal ...
5728af382ca10214002da5ba	The rise of what dynasty followed the era of the Mughals?	Maratha suzerainty	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe post-Mughal era was dominated by the rise of the Maratha suzerainty as other small regional states (mostly late Mughal tributary states) emerged, and also by the increasing activities of European powers. There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight o...
5728af382ca10214002da5bb	What founding was of importance in the decline of the Mughals?	Maratha confederacy	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe post-Mughal era was dominated by the rise of the Maratha suzerainty as other small regional states (mostly late Mughal tributary states) emerged, and also by the increasing activities of European powers. There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight o...
5728af382ca10214002da5bc	Who consolidated the Maratha kingdom?	Chatrapati Shivaji	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe post-Mughal era was dominated by the rise of the Maratha suzerainty as other small regional states (mostly late Mughal tributary states) emerged, and also by the increasing activities of European powers. There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight o...
5728af382ca10214002da5bd	What did J.N. Sarkar say of Shivaji's nation building?	great constructive genius	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe post-Mughal era was dominated by the rise of the Maratha suzerainty as other small regional states (mostly late Mughal tributary states) emerged, and also by the increasing activities of European powers. There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight o...
5728af382ca10214002da5be	Who made the Marathas a strong power?	Peshwa Bajirao I	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe post-Mughal era was dominated by the rise of the Maratha suzerainty as other small regional states (mostly late Mughal tributary states) emerged, and also by the increasing activities of European powers. There is no doubt that the single most important power to emerge in the long twilight o...
5728b0cbff5b5019007da48e	By when had the Maratha kingdom become an empire?	early 18th century	[ "History_of_India\n\nBy the early 18th century, the Maratha Kingdom had transformed itself into the Maratha Empire under the rule of the Peshwas (prime ministers). In 1737, the Marathas defeated a Mughal army in their capital, Delhi itself in Battle of Delhi (1737). The Marathas continued their military campaigns a...
5728b0cbff5b5019007da48f	Who ruled the Maratha Empire?	Peshwas	[ "History_of_India\n\nBy the early 18th century, the Maratha Kingdom had transformed itself into the Maratha Empire under the rule of the Peshwas (prime ministers). In 1737, the Marathas defeated a Mughal army in their capital, Delhi itself in Battle of Delhi (1737). The Marathas continued their military campaigns a...
5728b0cbff5b5019007da490	What were Peshwas?	prime ministers	[ "History_of_India\n\nBy the early 18th century, the Maratha Kingdom had transformed itself into the Maratha Empire under the rule of the Peshwas (prime ministers). In 1737, the Marathas defeated a Mughal army in their capital, Delhi itself in Battle of Delhi (1737). The Marathas continued their military campaigns a...
5728b0cbff5b5019007da491	By what year had the Maratha Empire covered most of the subcontinent?	1760	[ "History_of_India\n\nBy the early 18th century, the Maratha Kingdom had transformed itself into the Maratha Empire under the rule of the Peshwas (prime ministers). In 1737, the Marathas defeated a Mughal army in their capital, Delhi itself in Battle of Delhi (1737). The Marathas continued their military campaigns a...
5728b0cbff5b5019007da492	In the end, what empire defeated the Maratha Empire?	British	[ "History_of_India\n\nBy the early 18th century, the Maratha Kingdom had transformed itself into the Maratha Empire under the rule of the Peshwas (prime ministers). In 1737, the Marathas defeated a Mughal army in their capital, Delhi itself in Battle of Delhi (1737). The Marathas continued their military campaigns a...
5728b2a2ff5b5019007da4b6	Followers what religion were the rulers of the Punjabi Kingdom?	Sikh religion	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Punjabi kingdom, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the region of modern-day Punjab. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
5728b2a2ff5b5019007da4b7	What was the time span of the Punjabi Kingdom?	1799 to 1849	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Punjabi kingdom, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the region of modern-day Punjab. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
5728b2a2ff5b5019007da4b8	Who was the leader of the Punjabis?	Maharaja Ranjit Singh	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Punjabi kingdom, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the region of modern-day Punjab. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
5728b2a2ff5b5019007da4b9	On what was the disciplined force Singh relied?	Sikh army	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Punjabi kingdom, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the region of modern-day Punjab. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
5728b2a2ff5b5019007da4ba	Who finally was able to conquer the Sikh Empire?	British	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Punjabi kingdom, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the region of modern-day Punjab. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
5728b45f3acd2414000dfd15	To what Kingdom did many small kingdoms pay tribute?	Marathas	[ "History_of_India\n\nThere were several other kingdoms which ruled over parts of India in the later medieval period prior to the British occupation. However, most of them were bound to pay regular tribute to the Marathas. The rule of Wodeyar dynasty which established the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India in aroun...
5728b45f3acd2414000dfd16	What kingdom was founded in Mysore in 1400 CE?	Wodeyar	[ "History_of_India\n\nThere were several other kingdoms which ruled over parts of India in the later medieval period prior to the British occupation. However, most of them were bound to pay regular tribute to the Marathas. The rule of Wodeyar dynasty which established the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India in aroun...
5728b45f3acd2414000dfd17	What groups was Mysore fighting in the later half of the 18th century?	British and Marathas	[ "History_of_India\n\nThere were several other kingdoms which ruled over parts of India in the later medieval period prior to the British occupation. However, most of them were bound to pay regular tribute to the Marathas. The rule of Wodeyar dynasty which established the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India in aroun...
5728b45f3acd2414000dfd18	What country promised aid to Mysore to fight the British?	the French	[ "History_of_India\n\nThere were several other kingdoms which ruled over parts of India in the later medieval period prior to the British occupation. However, most of them were bound to pay regular tribute to the Marathas. The rule of Wodeyar dynasty which established the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India in aroun...
5728b45f3acd2414000dfd19	Who took over rule of Mysore in the 18th century?	Hyder Ali	[ "History_of_India\n\nThere were several other kingdoms which ruled over parts of India in the later medieval period prior to the British occupation. However, most of them were bound to pay regular tribute to the Marathas. The rule of Wodeyar dynasty which established the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India in aroun...
5728b6544b864d1900164c9e	In what country was the trading base for the Dutch?	Ceylon	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe next to arrive were the Dutch, with their main base in Ceylon. The British—who set up a trading post in the west coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French. The internal conflicts among Indian kingdoms gave opportunities to the European traders to gradually establish political influence and...
5728b6544b864d1900164c9f	Where did the British initially establish a trading base?	port of Surat	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe next to arrive were the Dutch, with their main base in Ceylon. The British—who set up a trading post in the west coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French. The internal conflicts among Indian kingdoms gave opportunities to the European traders to gradually establish political influence and...
5728b6544b864d1900164ca0	What was the third European country to establish trading with India?	French	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe next to arrive were the Dutch, with their main base in Ceylon. The British—who set up a trading post in the west coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French. The internal conflicts among Indian kingdoms gave opportunities to the European traders to gradually establish political influence and...
5728b6544b864d1900164ca1	What actions by the Indian kingdoms gave the European traders the opportunity to acquire lands and influence?	internal conflicts	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe next to arrive were the Dutch, with their main base in Ceylon. The British—who set up a trading post in the west coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French. The internal conflicts among Indian kingdoms gave opportunities to the European traders to gradually establish political influence and...
5728b6544b864d1900164ca2	To whom did the foreigners lose most of their acquired lands?	British	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe next to arrive were the Dutch, with their main base in Ceylon. The British—who set up a trading post in the west coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French. The internal conflicts among Indian kingdoms gave opportunities to the European traders to gradually establish political influence and...
5728b8862ca10214002da658	What ruler opposed the British use of permits and ended up at war?	Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah, the de facto ruler of the Bengal province, opposed British attempts to use these permits. This led to the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, in which the Bengal Army of the East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the French-supported Nawab's forces...
5728b8862ca10214002da659	What British company was heavily involved in the defeat of the Nawab's forces?	East India Company	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah, the de facto ruler of the Bengal province, opposed British attempts to use these permits. This led to the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, in which the Bengal Army of the East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the French-supported Nawab's forces...
5728b8862ca10214002da65a	Who did the East India Company appoint as Governor of Bengal?	Robert Clive	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah, the de facto ruler of the Bengal province, opposed British attempts to use these permits. This led to the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, in which the Bengal Army of the East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the French-supported Nawab's forces...
5728b8862ca10214002da65b	What type of land taxation system did the East India Company instigate in Bengal?	feudal	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah, the de facto ruler of the Bengal province, opposed British attempts to use these permits. This led to the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, in which the Bengal Army of the East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the French-supported Nawab's forces...
5728b8862ca10214002da65c	How did the East India Company handle trade in Bengal?	monopolized	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah, the de facto ruler of the Bengal province, opposed British attempts to use these permits. This led to the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757, in which the Bengal Army of the East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the French-supported Nawab's forces...
5728ba8d4b864d1900164d00	What whole region did the East India company get control over after the Carnatic Wars?	Carnatic	[ "History_of_India\n\nAs a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India. The Company soon expanded its territories around its bases in Bombay and Madras; the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766–1799) and later the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1772–181...
5728ba8d4b864d1900164d01	During what time were the Anglo-Mysore Wars?	1766–1799	[ "History_of_India\n\nAs a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India. The Company soon expanded its territories around its bases in Bombay and Madras; the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766–1799) and later the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1772–181...
5728ba8d4b864d1900164d02	When were the Anglo-Maratha Wars fought?	1772–1818	[ "History_of_India\n\nAs a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India. The Company soon expanded its territories around its bases in Bombay and Madras; the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766–1799) and later the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1772–181...
5728ba8d4b864d1900164d03	To what dynasty was Kashmir sold in 1849?	Dogra Dynasty of Jammu	[ "History_of_India\n\nAs a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India. The Company soon expanded its territories around its bases in Bombay and Madras; the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766–1799) and later the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1772–181...
5728ba8d4b864d1900164d04	After the sale of Kashmir, what did the area become?	princely state	[ "History_of_India\n\nAs a result of the three Carnatic Wars, the British East India Company gained exclusive control over the entire Carnatic region of India. The Company soon expanded its territories around its bases in Bombay and Madras; the Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766–1799) and later the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1772–181...
5728bc02ff5b5019007da5a2	What did the soldiers rebel against in the Indian Rebellion of 1857?	Company's rule	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion by soldiers employed by the British East India in northern and central India against the Company's rule. The rebels were disorganized, had differing goals, and were poorly equipped, led, and trained, and had no outside support or funding....
5728bc02ff5b5019007da5a3	What happened to the rebels of the Rebellion?	brutally suppressed	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion by soldiers employed by the British East India in northern and central India against the Company's rule. The rebels were disorganized, had differing goals, and were poorly equipped, led, and trained, and had no outside support or funding....
5728bc02ff5b5019007da5a4	What force took control of the company and the situation?	British government	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion by soldiers employed by the British East India in northern and central India against the Company's rule. The rebels were disorganized, had differing goals, and were poorly equipped, led, and trained, and had no outside support or funding....
5728bc02ff5b5019007da5a5	What did the British government intend to keep in regards to India?	full control	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion by soldiers employed by the British East India in northern and central India against the Company's rule. The rebels were disorganized, had differing goals, and were poorly equipped, led, and trained, and had no outside support or funding....
5728bc02ff5b5019007da5a6	What did the British government remove that had caused the Rebellion?	grievances	[ "History_of_India\n\nThe Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large-scale rebellion by soldiers employed by the British East India in northern and central India against the Company's rule. The rebels were disorganized, had differing goals, and were poorly equipped, led, and trained, and had no outside support or funding....
5728bd923acd2414000dfd81	To what entity was all the power of the East India Company transferred?	British Crown	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of th...
5728bd923acd2414000dfd82	How did Britain govern the vast area of India?	provinces	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of th...
5728bd923acd2414000dfd83	Over what did Britain have direct control?	Company's lands	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of th...
5728bd923acd2414000dfd84	What kind of influence did the British Crown have over the rest of India that was not under Company rule?	indirect influence	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of th...
5728bd923acd2414000dfd85	How many princely states were there in India in 1947?	565	[ "History_of_India\n\nIn the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of th...
5728bfa72ca10214002da6e2	What did the Colonial government expand by legal means?	infrastructure	[ "History_of_India\n\nAfter 1857, the colonial government strengthened and expanded its infrastructure via the court system, legal procedures, and statutes. The Indian Penal Code came into being. In education, Thomas Babington Macaulay had made schooling a priority for the Raj in his famous minute of February 1835 a...
5728bfa72ca10214002da6e3	What new law was created?	Indian Penal Code	[ "History_of_India\n\nAfter 1857, the colonial government strengthened and expanded its infrastructure via the court system, legal procedures, and statutes. The Indian Penal Code came into being. In education, Thomas Babington Macaulay had made schooling a priority for the Raj in his famous minute of February 1835 a...
5728bfa72ca10214002da6e4	Who insisted that schooling be a priority in India?	Thomas Babington Macaulay	[ "History_of_India\n\nAfter 1857, the colonial government strengthened and expanded its infrastructure via the court system, legal procedures, and statutes. The Indian Penal Code came into being. In education, Thomas Babington Macaulay had made schooling a priority for the Raj in his famous minute of February 1835 a...
5728bfa72ca10214002da6e5	When did India build the forth largest rail system in the world?	late 19th century	[ "History_of_India\n\nAfter 1857, the colonial government strengthened and expanded its infrastructure via the court system, legal procedures, and statutes. The Indian Penal Code came into being. In education, Thomas Babington Macaulay had made schooling a priority for the Raj in his famous minute of February 1835 a...
5728bfa72ca10214002da6e6	In what feature of management did the British invest heavily?	infrastructure	[ "History_of_India\n\nAfter 1857, the colonial government strengthened and expanded its infrastructure via the court system, legal procedures, and statutes. The Indian Penal Code came into being. In education, Thomas Babington Macaulay had made schooling a priority for the Raj in his famous minute of February 1835 a...

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