1. Who defeated Prithviraj III.
Ans: PrivithvirajIII later known as Prithviraj Chauhan ruled over Delhi and Ajmer. In 1912 he was defeated by Ghori . It was the end of both his rule and his life.
2. How was the financial position controlled in these states.
Ans: These states had peasants, traders and Brahmanas. The producers were peasants, artisans and cattle keepers who were compelled to surrender part of what they produced. The traders had to pay revenue . The revenue was collected from influential families or close relatives of the king.
3. What was Kalhana famous for.
Ans: Kalhana was a great Sanskrit poet. He was famous as he wrote poems on the ruler of Kashmir. He was often critical about rulers and their policies.
4. What are the following:
i) Rent ii) Prashastis iii) Ur iv) Nadu v) Brahmadeya vi) Nagaran vii) Sabha
Ans:
i) Rent — is a resource obtained from the producers.
ii) Prashastis — depicted the rule and personality of the rulers.
iii) Ur — is a settlement of peasants.
iv) Nadu — is the largest unit of groups of ‘Ur’ .
v) Brahmadeya — is the land gifted to Brahmanas.
vi) Nagaran — is an association of traders.
vii) Sabha — is an assembly of prominent Brahmanas.