History of India - 5

The Saiyyid dynasty was established by Khizar Khan in 1414 after the invasion of Timur and the collapse of the Tughlaq dynasty.

Mahmud of Ghazni raided the Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1025 AD, which is widely recorded in historical texts.

Mahmud of Ghazni's first major raid on India is generally considered to be his victory over Jayapala in 1001 AD.

The Qutab Shahi dynasty was based in Golconda, not Berar. The Imad Shahi dynasty was the one based in Berar.

Buddha attained Nirvana (Enlightenment) at Bodh Gaya, not Kapilvastu. Kapilvastu is his birthplace, while Lumbini is the specific site of his birth.

Ibn Batutah, the Moroccan traveler, arrived in India in 1333 during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who appointed him as a Qazi in Delhi.

Charaka is known as the father of Indian medicine and is the author of the Charaka Samhita, a foundational text on Ayurveda.

The Qutub Minar was initiated by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and completed by Iltutmish, long before the reign of Shah Jahan.

The Brihadeshwara temple, also known as the Big Temple, was built by the Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I in the early 11th century.

The Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang attended the sixth quinquennial assembly (Moksha Parishad) organized by King Harsha at Prayag (modern-day Allahabad).

Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, was executed in 1606 on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Ibn Batutah was a Moroccan (Moorish) scholar and traveler who reached India in 1333 during the Tughlaq period.

The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) was fought between Akbar and Hemu, which solidified Mughal rule, not the Slave dynasty.

Faxian (Fahien) was the first Chinese Buddhist monk to travel to India, arriving during the reign of Chandragupta II in the early 5th century.

Malik Kafur was a prominent slave-general who served Alauddin Khilji and led his military campaigns in Southern India.

Muhammad bin Tughluq shifted the capital to Daulatabad (Devagiri) primarily because it was centrally located, allowing for better administration of his vast empire.

Aurangzeb reimposed the Jizya tax on non-Muslims in 1679, which had been abolished by Akbar earlier.

The Cholas were a major maritime power in South India, known for their powerful navy and overseas trade with Southeast Asia.

Goswami Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, lived during the 16th century and was a contemporary of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, was born to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala.

The Cholas were a Tamil dynasty of South India, whereas the Pratiharas, Chauhans, and Parmaras are recognized as Rajput clans.

Both Mahavira and Buddha were contemporaries and preached during the reign of Bimbisara, the ruler of Magadha.

Gandhara art, which flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, is a distinct fusion of Indian and Hellenistic (Greek) artistic traditions.