Rani Durgavati ruled as regent over which Gond kingdom?
- A.Deogarh
- B.Chanda
- C.Garha-Katanga
- D.Kherla
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Garha-Katanga. Garha-Katanga, the Gond kingdom around Jabalpur and Mandla, was ruled by Rani Durgavati as regent for her young son Bir Narayan after the early death of her husband Dalpat Shah. She was a Chandela princess of Mahoba by birth, and her administration is remembered for its tanks, roads and ordered revenue. She died in battle against Akbar's general Asaf Khan in 1564.
Option A, Deogarh, was the Gond kingdom of the Chhindwara region, associated with Bakht Buland Shah, who later developed Nagpur. Option B, Chanda, lay to the south-east, in the Chandrapur region of present-day Maharashtra. Option D, Kherla, was the Gond kingdom of the Betul area, which the Malwa Sultanate pressed hard. All four were real Gond kingdoms, which is why the question works; only Garha-Katanga belongs to Durgavati, and her father-in-law Sangram Shah is the ruler said to have held fifty-two forts.
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