Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order. I.…
2021
Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order.
I. Construction of Dhai Din Ka Jhopra
II. Construction of Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque
III. Construction of Siri Fort
IV. Construction of Sultan Garhi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: B. II, I, IV and III — ConceptChronological ordering compares the earliest securely attested construction or conversion phase of each monument. Later enlargements do not move a…
- A.
II, I, III and IV
- B.
II, I, IV and III
- C.
I, II, IV and III
- D.
I, II, III and IV
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Chronological ordering compares the earliest securely attested construction or conversion phase of each monument. Later enlargements do not move a monument after structures whose first phase began later.
Application
The attested monument sequence is:
Construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque (II) began in 1192 CE under Qutb-ud-din Aibak and its first phase was completed in 1198 CE.
Dhai Din Ka Jhonpra (I) was converted and developed as a mosque in the later 1190s; its dated inscription records 1199 CE.
Sultan Ghari (IV), Iltutmish's tomb for Prince Nasiruddin Mahmud, dates to 1231 CE.
Siri Fort (III) was built by Alauddin Khalji around 1303 CE.
Cross-check and contrast
The ruler sequence independently confirms the later pair: Aibak's early mosques precede Iltutmish's Sultan Ghari, and Sultan Ghari precedes Alauddin Khalji's Siri Fort.
II, I, III and IV places Siri Fort before Sultan Ghari.
II, I, IV and III follows the attested sequence of the two early mosques, Sultan Ghari and Siri Fort.
I, II, IV and III reverses the order of the two earliest mosque phases.
I, II, III and IV reverses the first pair and also places Siri Fort before Sultan Ghari.
Therefore, the chronological order is II, I, IV and III.