Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Ashvapati | (I) | Rayas |
| (B) | Narapati | (II) | Ruling lineage of Orissa |
| (C) | Karnataka Samrajyamu | (III) | Deccan Sultans |
| (D) | Gajapati | (IV) | Vijayanagara Empire |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Ashvapati — this matches (III) Deccan Sultans. In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara the Deccan Sultans are termed as ashvapati or lord of horses.
(B) Narapati — this matches (I) Rayas. The rayas are called narapati or lord of men.
(C) Karnataka Samrajyamu — this matches (IV) Vijayanagara Empire. While historians use the term Vijayanagara Empire, contemporaries described it as the karnataka samrajyamu.
(D) Gajapati — this matches (II) Ruling lineage of Orissa. Gajapati, literally lord of elephants, was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century.
NCERT (2026-27): “Elephants, horses and men … Gajapati literally means lord of elephants. This was the name of a ruling lineage that was very powerful in Orissa in the fifteenth century. In the popular traditions of Vijayanagara the Deccan Sultans are termed as ashvapati or lord of horses and the rayas are called narapati or lord of men. Karnataka samrajyamu … While historians use the term Vijayanagara Empire, contemporaries described it as the karnataka samrajyamu.…” |