Arrange the following in a chronological manner:

(A) Miyan Mir
(B) Basavanna
(C) Nizamuddin Auliya
(D) Appar
(E) Sri Chaitanya

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(D), (B), (C), (E), (A)

The correct answer is Option (3) → (D), (B), (C), (E), (A)

(A) Miyan Mir: c. 1600-1700 in Punjab
(B) Basavanna: c. 1100-1200 in Karnataka
(C) Nizamuddin Auliya: c. 1300-1400 in Delhi
(D) Appar: c. 500-800 CE in Tamil Nadu
(E) Sri Chaitanya: c. 1500-1600 in Bengal

The correct chronological order for the individuals mentioned is as follows:

(D) Appar - c. 500-800 CE in Tamil Nadu: Appar, also known as Thirunavukkarasar, was a Tamil Saivite poet-saint.

(B) Basavanna - c. 1100-1200 in Karnataka: Basavanna was a philosopher and statesman in the Lingayat sect of Hinduism.

(C) Nizamuddin Auliya -c. 1300-1400 in Delhi: Nizamuddin Auliya was a Sufi saint in the Chishti order.

(A) Miyan Mir -c. 1600-1700 in Punjab: Miyan Mir was a 17th-century Sufi saint and a close associate of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru of Sikhism.

(E) Sri Chaitanya -c. 1500-1600 in Bengal: Sri Chaitanya was a Hindu mystic and the proponent of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

So, the correct chronological order is (3)