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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Terms used for Ruling Lineages) List-II (The Ruling Lineages for which these terms were used)
A. Gajapati I. The Rajas of Vijayanagara
B. Ashvapati II. The Rulers of Orissa
C. Narapati III. The Deccan Sultans

 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)- (II), (B)- (III), (C)- (I)

(A)- (I), (B)- (II), (C)- (III)

(A)- (III), (B)- (II), (C)- (I)

(A)- (II), (B)- (I), (C)- (III)

Correct Answer:

(A)- (II), (B)- (III), (C)- (I)

Explanation:

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.

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