Arrange the following teachers of the Chishti Silsila according to their year of death chronologically:
(A) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar
(B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli
(C) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (A), (D), (B)
(C) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki — died in 1235; his dargah is in Delhi.
(A) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar — died in 1265; his dargah is at Ajodhan (Pakistan).
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya — died in 1325; his dargah is in Delhi.
(B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli — died in 1356, the last of the four; his dargah too is in Delhi.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 13-05 S1* 29-05 S2* | 20-05 S1 | – | – | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2026-27)
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