Ibn Battuta described the gates, or darwaza, of the city of Dehli. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mandwi darwaza - a grain market lay inside it
Option (1) Budaun darwaza - an orchard lay next to it — Incorrect. The orchard lay next to the Gul darwaza. The Budaun darwaza was the greatest of the twenty eight gates.
Option (2) Mandwi darwaza - a grain market lay inside it — Correct. Inside the Mandwi darwaza there was a grain market, one of the many features of Delhi's gates.
Option (3) Gul darwaza - the greatest of the city's gates — Incorrect. The greatest gate was the Budaun darwaza. The Gul darwaza had an orchard next to it.
Option (4) Budaun darwaza - houses for the night sentry lay inside it — Incorrect. Houses for the night sentry and gatekeepers were built inside the wall of the rampart itself. The account links them with no particular gate.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 Ibn Battuta and Indian cities … “… The lower part of the rampart is built of stone; the upper part of bricks. It has many towers close to one another. There are twenty eight gates of this city which are called darwaza, and of these, the Budaun darwaza is the greatest; inside the Mandwi darwaza there is a grain market; adjacent to the Gul darwaza there is an orchard ... …” |