The Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra (11 – 14th Cent. A.D.)
One Mark
Questions:
- Who is the founder of the Hoysala kingdom?
A: Sala
- Which is the Capital of the Hoysalas?
A: Dwarasamudra (Halebid)
- Name the greatest king of the Hoysalas.
A: King Vishnuvardhana
- What is king Vishnuvardhan’s original name?
A: Bittideva
- At which place did the Hoysala kingdom came into existence?
A: Ssevur
- Which kings took the title of Maleporulgunda.
A: The Hoysala kings
- Who made the Hoysala kingdom independent?
A: Ballala II
- Name the king of Kalyana, who defeated Vishnuvardhana.
A: King Vikramaditya VI
- Name the Hoysala king, who had to face the invasions of Delhi Sultanate.
A: Ballala III (Vira Ballala)
- Name the last Hoysala king.
A: Virupaksha
- Who wrote Girija Kalyana?
A: Harihara
- Who wrote Ragales?
A: Harihara
- To which style do the Hoysala temples belong?
A: Vesara Style
- Which is the Royal Emblem of the Hoysalas?
A: Sala killing a tiger
- Who introduced the Pancha Pradhan system of administration?
A: Vishnu vardhana
- Which is the last capital of the Hoysalas?
A: Tiruvanamalai
- Which is the famous temple of the Hoysalas found at Somanthpur?
A: Kesava temple
- Which Hoysala king took the title of Vivekanarayana?
A: Vishnu vardhana
- Name the Jain saint connected with the foundation of Hoysala kingdom.
A: Vardhamana Siddata Muni
Two Marks
Questions:
- Name the capital cities of the Hoysalas?
A: Belur, Halebid (Dwarasamudra)
& Tiruvanamalai
- Describe the event which led to the foundation of the Hoysala kingdom.
A: A person by name Sala killed a
Tiger, on the orders of the guru Vardhamana Siddatamuni, when it was about to
pounce upon him. Following which the guru made sala as the chieftain of
sosevur.
- Which inscription describes the origin of the Hoysalas & who issued?
A: Belur inscription. Issued by
king Vishnu vardhana
- How did the kingdom get the name Hoysala.
A: Vardhamana Siddatamuni the guru
renamed ‘poi sala’, means strike O sala i.e, kill the Tiger, when the tiger was
about to pounce upon him. Sla the student
killed the Tiger & become the chieftain of sorevur. As the days passed poi
sala become Hoysala.
- Which are the titles of Vishnu vardhana?
A: Talakadugonda, Kanchigunda,
Nolambawadigunda & Vivekanarayana.
- Which religion was Vishnuvardhana following initially & to which religion did he convert later.
A: Jainism. Later he converted to
Sri Vaisnavism
- Name the kingdoms defeated by king Vishnu vardhana.
A: Cholas, Changalvas, Kongalvas,
Pandyas of Acchegangi, etc.
- Which Bhakti Saint was given shelter in the Hoysala kingdom & who was the Hoysala king, Who sheltered him
A: Sri Ramanuja was given shelter
king Vishnu vardhana sheltered him.
- Name some great kings of the Hoysalas.
A: Vishnu vardhana, Ballala II
& Ballala III
- Name the queen of Vishnu vardhana well-versed in fine arts & name the title given to her.
A: Shantaladevi. Natya Rani is her
title.
- Name some commercial centre of the Hoysalas.
A: Belur, Halebid, Arasikere, etc.
- Name the Delhi Sultans who remained the Hoysala kingdom & name the Hoysala king at that time.
A: Sultans Allauddin Khilji &
Mohammad-bin-Tughluq. The Hoysala king was Ballala III.
- Name the court-port of Ballala II & name his literary work.
A: Janna is the court-poet. His
literary work is Yasodara Charite
- Name the different terms used to refer to village Assemblies in the Hoysala period.
A: Praja, Samudaya & Okkalu.
- Name the religious that existed in the Hoysala country.
A: Jainism, Sri Vaishnavism &
Veera saivism
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