Which among the following religious teachers are associated with Punjab?
A. Tukaram
B. Ganj Bakhsh
C. Miyan Mir
D. Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
E. Raidas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, C, D only
A. Tukaram
B. Ganj Bakhsh
C. Miyan Mir
D. Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
E. Raidas
Timeline: Some Major Religious Teachers in the Subcontinent:
c.1000-1100: Al Hujwiri, Data Ganj Bakhsh in the Punjab; Ramanujacharya in Tamil Nadu.
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.1400-1500: Kabir, Raidas, Surdas in Uttar Pradesh; Baba Guru Nanak in the Punjab; Vallabhacharya in Gujarat; Abdullah Shattari in Gwalior; Muhammad Shah Alam in Gujarat; Mir Sayyid Muhammad Gesu Daraz in Gulbarga, Shankaradeva in Assam; Tukaram in Maharashtra
c.1600-1700: Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi in Haryana; Miyan Mir in the Punjab.