Class 10 History and Culture Exercise 9.1 Solutions | English Curriculum Development Centre
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C) Answer these questions.
Name two countries that had trade with Kantipur.
Solution
Two countries that had trade with Kantipur were India and China.
How did Pratap Malla keep his kingdom safe from Lalitpur and Bhaktapur?
Solution
Pratap Malla kept his kingdom safe from Lalitpur and Bhaktapur by playing the kings of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur against each other and siding with each other on different occasions.
Where did Pratap Malla place the image of Lord Hanuman?
Solution
Pratap Malla placed the image of Lord Hanuman by the side of his palace gate and called it Hanumandhoka.
Pratap Malla conferred himself with the title 'Kabeendra'. Do you think this title suit him? Give reasons.
Solution
Yes, I think 'Kabeendra' title suits Pratap Malla because he could compose poems in multiple languages including Sanskrit, Nepal Bhasa, Nepali, Bengali and Hindi.
Pratap Malla used to invite the intellectuals at his palace. What does this indicate about his personality as a king?
Solution
Inviting the intellectuals at his palace indicates that Pratap Malla had a keen-to-learn personality, who highly respected and patronised the scholars.
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