Put the following historical events in chronological order from earliest to last.
(A) Establishment of Bahmani Kingdom
(B) Emergence of Sultanate of Golconda
(C) Establishment of Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha
(D) Conquest of Goa by Portuguese
Choose correct answer from options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C), (D), (B)
(A) Establishment of Bahmani Kingdom — 1347. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah broke away from the Delhi Sultanate of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and founded the kingdom in the Deccan.
(C) Establishment of Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha — 1434–35. Kapilendra Deva took the throne from the Eastern Gangas and founded the Gajapati (Suryavamsi) dynasty.
(D) Conquest of Goa by Portuguese — 1510. Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate and made it the centre of Portuguese power in India.
(B) Emergence of Sultanate of Golconda — 1518. As the Bahmani kingdom broke up, its governor Quli Qutb Shah became independent at Golconda and founded the Qutb Shahi dynasty.