Which Gond ruler of Garha-Katanga is said to have held fifty-two garhs or forts?
- A.Dalpat Shah
- B.Sangram Shah
- C.Bir Narayan
- D.Bakht Buland Shah
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Sangram Shah. Sangram Shah, also called Aman Das, was the Gond ruler of Garha-Katanga in the first half of the sixteenth century and is said in tradition to have brought fifty-two garhs, or forts, under his authority, which is why the kingdom is sometimes described as a kingdom of fifty-two forts. He was the father-in-law of Rani Durgavati.
Option A, Dalpat Shah, was his son and the husband of Durgavati; he died young, which is what brought her to the regency. Option C, Bir Narayan, was the son of Dalpat Shah and Durgavati, a boy at the time of the Mughal invasion, who died defending the fort of Chauragarh in 1564. Option D, Bakht Buland Shah, belonged to the Gond kingdom of Deogarh and is remembered for developing Nagpur much later. The chain to memorise is Sangram Shah, then Dalpat Shah, then Durgavati as regent, then Bir Narayan.
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