HistoryMedieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Chokhamela, a bhakti saint of c. 1300-1400, lived in which of the fol…

Chokhamela, a bhakti saint of c. 1300-1400, lived in which of the following regions?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Maharashtra

Chokhamela lived in Maharashtra in c. 1300-1400, in the same century as Ramananda in Uttar Pradesh and Lal Ded in Kashmir.

NCERT (2026-27): “Timeline …
c.1200-1300 Jnanadeva, Muktabai in Maharashtra; Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan; Bahauddin Zakariyya and Fariduddin Ganj- i Shakar in the Punjab; Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki in Delhi c.1300-1400 Lal Ded in Kashmir; Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sind; Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi; Ramananda in Uttar Pradesh; Chokhamela in Maharashtra; Sharafuddin Yahya Maneri in Bihar”