Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

'Gajapati' (Lord of Elephants) was the name of a very powerful ruling dynasty of :

Options:

Karnataka

Gujarat

Orissa

Bengal

Correct Answer:

Orissa

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Orissa

As per the tradition of Vijaynagara, 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 Ashvapati or lord of horses and the Rayas are called Narapatis or the lord of men.