Kings and Chronicles The Mughal Courts — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

With the help of specific examples examine the nature of Indian leadership that emerged against the British in the revolt of 1857.

Name any two important illustrated Mughal official histories and also name their authors.

Describe the controversy about the birth and death of Kabir.

How were the hill stations a distinctive feature of colonial urban development? Give two reasons.

Who were Zat and Sawar?

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows: 'Arya Samaj, A North Indian Hindu reform organization of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly active in Punjab (tried to bring back Hindus who had converted to some other religion) which sought to revive Vedic learning and combine it with modern education in the sciences'.
Illustrate how the values integrated with the rich Indian literature paved way for the scientific development of modern India.

Figs. 4.32 and 4.33 are two scenes from Sanchi. Describe what you see in each of them, focusing on the architecture, plants and animals, and the activities. Identify which one shows a rural scene and which an urban scene, giving reasons for your answer.

What was the more complex social reality which Bernier's noticed in the Mughal empire?

To what extent are census data useful in reconstructing patterns of urbanisation in the colonial context?

What do you mean by Tipitaka? Write their names.