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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2021General Studies
Question
Which dynasty ruled in the region of modern Haryana at the time of Ghaznavid invasion?
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- A Tomara Rajputs
- B Parmara Rajputs
- C Chauhan Rajputs
- D Kacchwaha Rajputs
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A Tomara Rajputs
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- The Tomara Rajputs ruled over ‘Hariyana’ from Delhi when the Ghaznavids invaded India from the northwest.
- The kingdom of Lahore was annexed by the Ghaznavids in 1020.
- Sultan Masud, the successor of Sultan Mahmud, in the effort to extend his power, advanced towards Hansi and invested in the fort.
- After the fall of Hansi, he marched to Sonipat and defeated its governor, Dipal Hari.
- While the Tomaras of Delhi succeeded in recovering these territories, they made no attempt to oust Muslims from the kingdom of Lahore.
- The position, however, changed with the fall of Ghaznavids, when the kingdom of Lahore fell into the hands of Ghuris and the Tomaras of Delhi were overpowered by the Chahamanas.
- Professor H.A. Phadke says, “With the intermingling of various peoples and races, Haryana’s contribution to the making of the composite Indian culture has been remarkable. Quite significantly, the region has been hailed as the matrix of creation, and heaven on the earth.
- Its other names ‘Bahudhanyaka’ and ‘Hariyanka’ suggest the abundance of food supply and vegetation”.
- According to an inscription found in Bohar village, Rohtak district, this region was known as Hariyanak. The inscription pertains to the period of Balban during 1337 Vikram Samvat.
- Later, the word ‘Haryana’ was found inscribed on a stone during the reign of Sultan Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq.
- Dharanidhar, in his work Akhand Prakash, says, “This word comes from Haribanka, connected with the worship of Hari, Lord Indra”.