Arrange the following in a chronological order.

(A) Mirabai
(B) Nizamuddin Auliya
(C) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
(D) Surdas
(E) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

The correct answer is Option (2) → (E), (B), (D), (A), (C)

(A) Mirabai: c. 1500-1600 (Rajasthan)
(B) Nizamuddin Auliya: c. 1300-1400 (Delhi)
(C) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi: c. 1600-1700 (Haryana)
(D) Surdas: c. 1400-1500 (Uttar Pardesh)
(E) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti: c. 1200-1300 (Rajasthan)

The correct chronological order is as follows:

(1) Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti (1142-1236) - He was one of the earliest Sufi saints in India.

(2) Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325) - He was a prominent Sufi saint and scholar.

(3) Surdas (1478-1583) - He was a famous poet and musician.

(4) Mirabai (1498-1546) - She was a well-known Bhakti saint and poet.

(5) Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (1564-1624) - He was a prominent Islamic scholar and leader associated with the Naqshbandi Sufi order.

So, the correct order is (2) (E),(B), (D), (A), (C).