Which Gond queen fought the army of Akbar's general Asaf Khan in 1564?
- A.Rani Avantibai Lodhi
- B.Rani Durgavati
- C.Rani Kamlapati
- D.Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Rani Durgavati. The queen of Garha-Katanga, the Gond kingdom around present-day Jabalpur, she ruled as regent for her young son, defended her territory against Asaf Khan in 1564 and chose death over surrender when the battle turned. The university at Jabalpur is named Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya after her.
Option A, Rani Avantibai Lodhi of Ramgarh, led the resistance in the Mandla tract, but that was in the Revolt of 1857, nearly three centuries later. Option C, Rani Kamlapati, belongs to the Gond house of Bhopal and to a later period of the same region. Option D, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, ruled from Maheshwar in the eighteenth century and is remembered for building temples and ghats, not for a battle with the Mughals. Keep 1564, Asaf Khan and Garha-Katanga together as a single fact.
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