5., a Persian scholar wrote a book on India called the Kitab-ul Hind or Tahkik-i-Hind. 6.Mahmud Ghaznavi used the wealth he looted from India to beautify .

7.For centuries Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties fought for control over .

8.The term means a designated officer-in-charge of a territorial
9. were a part of the Kshatriyas within the caste system.

division called .

10. ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is written by .

11. dynasty was founded by in the 8th century. He started as a ruler

of a small kingdom called Pundravardhana.

12. The kings of the newly emerged kingdoms adopted high-sounding titles like.

13. Kanauj is located in the present state of.

14. Thaneshwar is located in the present state of .

15. Rashtrakutas were the vassals of .

16. emerged as a new clerical class.