Mahmud Gawan built his famous three-storeyed madrasa at which city?
- A.Gulbarga
- B.Bidar
- C.Daulatabad
- D.Golconda
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Bidar. Mahmud Gawan, the Persian-born wazir of Muhammad Shah III who held the title Malik-ut-Tujjar, built a madrasa at Bidar in 1472. It was a three-storeyed building in the Persian manner, faced with coloured tiles and equipped with a library, lecture rooms and quarters for teachers and students, and its ruins still stand. Option A is wrong because Gulbarga was the earlier Bahmani capital, famous instead for its Jama Masjid with a fully roofed courtyard. Option C is wrong because Daulatabad was the fort city of the Yadavas and later of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, and was only a Bahmani taraf headquarters. Option D is wrong because Golconda rose as the capital of the Qutb Shahis after the Bahmani kingdom broke up, and its great buildings belong to that later dynasty. Mahmud Gawan was executed in 1481 on the strength of a forged letter.
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- C.Muhammad Shah
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- A.1210
- B.1315
- C.1336
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- C.Sadashivaraya
- D.Acchutharaya
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- A.Humayun Shah
- B.Firuz Shah
- C.Mujahid Shah
- D.Ahmad Shah
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- A.Firuz Shah Bahmani
- B.Ahmad Shah Wali
- C.Muhammad Shah III
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