Who among the following Bahmani sultans was noted for cruelty and hence got the title as ‘Zalim’?
- A.Humayun Shah
- B.Firuz Shah
- C.Mujahid Shah
- D.Ahmad Shah
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The correct answer is A, Humayun Shah. Humayun Shah Bahmani ruled from 1458 to 1461 and the chronicles of the Deccan record his punishments as so savage that he was nicknamed Zalim, the cruel or the tyrant. His short reign is remembered mainly for that title and for the fact that Mahmud Gawan served on his council. Option B is wrong because Firuz Shah Bahmani, who ruled from 1397 to 1422, was the most learned sultan of the line, a patron of astronomy who built an observatory at Daulatabad and married a daughter of Deva Raya I. Option C is wrong because Mujahid Shah, who ruled from 1375 to 1378, is known for his campaign against Vijayanagara and his murder by his uncle, not for tyranny. Option D is wrong because Ahmad Shah Wali, who ruled from 1422 to 1436, is remembered for shifting the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar and for his reputation as a saintly figure.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Bahmani Sultanate was founded by which of the following leaders?
- A.Mahmud Gawan
- B.Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
- C.Muhammad Shah
- D.Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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In 1347 the centurion nobles of Daulatabad, the Amiran-i-Sadah, rebelled against the Delhi Sultan and raised one of their own, Hasan Gangu, to the throne of the Deccan.
Read the full explanation →Vijayanagara empire was founded in which of the following years?
- A.1210
- B.1315
- C.1336
- D.1368
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Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, the sons of Sangama, founded the city and the empire of Vijayanagara in 1336 on the southern bank of the Tungabhadra, at the site now known as Hampi in Karnataka.
Read the full explanation →The Vijayanagara empire was considered the golden period during whose rule?
- A.Veera Narasimha
- B.Krishna Devaraya
- C.Sadashivaraya
- D.Acchutharaya
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Krishnadevaraya of the Tuluva dynasty ruled from 1509 to 1529 and his reign is treated as the golden age of Vijayanagara: the Raichur doab was won back, Odisha's Gajapati ruler was humbled, Telugu literature flourished under the eight court poets called the Ashtadiggajas, and the Vitthalaswamy and Hazara Rama temples…
Read the full explanation →Which Bahmani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar?
- A.Firuz Shah Bahmani
- B.Ahmad Shah Wali
- C.Muhammad Shah III
- D.Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
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In 1425 Ahmad Shah Wali moved the Bahmani capital from Gulbarga to Bidar, which he renamed Muhammadabad, and Bidar remained the seat of the kingdom until it broke up.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Battle of Talikota, also called Rakshasi-Tangadi, fought?
- A.1526
- B.1556
- C.1565
- D.1576
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On 26 January 1565 the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda and Bidar defeated the Vijayanagara forces led by Aliya Rama Raya at Talikota, a battle also named Rakshasi-Tangadi after two nearby villages.
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