Arrange the following major religious teachers in chronological order:
A. Sambandar in Tamil Nadu
B. Basavanna in Karnataka
C. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sind
D. Sri Chaitanya in Bengal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, C, D
(A) Sambandar in Tamil Nadu — c. 500-800 CE. He was one of the early Nayanar saints, with Appar and Sundaramurti.
(B) Basavanna in Karnataka — c. 1100-1200. He led the Virashaiva movement in Karnataka.
(C) Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sind — c. 1300-1400, the age of Lal Ded in Kashmir and Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi.
(D) Sri Chaitanya in Bengal — c. 1500-1600, the latest of the four, along with Mirabai and Tulsidas.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2025-26)
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