Arrange the following religious teachers in a chronological order:
A. Sundaramurti in Tamil Nadu
B. Shankaradeva in Assam
C. Mirabai in Rajasthan
D. Basavanna in Karnataka
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, D, B, C
(A) Sundaramurti in Tamil Nadu — c. 500-800 CE. With Appar and Sambandar, he was one of the early Nayanar saints, devotees of Shiva.
(D) Basavanna in Karnataka — c. 1100-1200. A Brahmana in the court of a Chalukya king, he led the Virashaiva (Lingayat) movement.
(B) Shankaradeva in Assam — c. 1400-1500. He was a leading Vaishnava teacher of Assam.
(C) Mirabai in Rajasthan — c. 1500-1600. A Rajput princess, she left her husband’s home to devote herself to Krishna.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2025-26)
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