India through the ages - Young World Club 
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India through the ages

  • POSTED ON: 18 Sep, 2016
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  • POSTED BY: Bhavya Venkatesh
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Fill in this crossword using the clues below!

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Across

  • 23-33 :This Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sea. He landed in Calicut in 1498. Name him.
  • 71-75 :The first name of one of the most famous Europeans to travel to Asia in the middle ages, in a journey that lasted 24 years.
  • 102-107 :Sultan Alauddin ________, whose dynasty reigned in Delhi, was one of the few rulers in the world to have repeatedly defended his empire against Mongol invasions.
  • 133-142 :Mughal emperor Akbar defeated this Rajput ruler in the battle of Haldighati.

Down

  • 11-77 :The Battle of _________, fought in 1757, was a decisive victory for the British East India Company, and paved the way for British control over India.
  • 23-133 :Tenali Raman was a poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya of the _________________ empire.
  • 29-73 :This Mughal emperor founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri in 1569.
  • 92-136 :The capital of this South Indian dynasty was Thanjavur.