Medieval India Test - 7

According to one theory, the sitar was invented by the 13th Century Sufi poet-mystic-musician Amir Khusrau, (variously spelt Khusro, Khusrow, Khusraw, etc.) who served as a courtier, royal poet and court musician under no less than seven rulers after North India came under the Muslim rule of the Turkish Sultans.

It was originally placed on the top of the Ashoka pillar at the important Buddhist site of Sarnath by the Emperor Ashoka, in about 250 BCE. The pillar, sometimes called the Ashoka Column, is still in its original location, but the Lion Capital is now in the Sarnath Museum, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

The construction of Agra Fort was started around 1565, when the initial structures were built by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and subsequently taken over by his grandson Shah Jahan, who added most of the marble creations to the fort.

Vijaya Satambha is a victory monument which was built by Rana Kumbha in Chittorgarh Fort in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Rana Kumbha was the king of Mewar and constructed the tower in 1448 to memorialise victory over Mahmud Khilji. It has 9 floors and stands 122-ft tall.