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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 45

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2023 - 27 June 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q45

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The Bahmani kingdom was founded by Alauddin Bahman Shah in ______.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e.1347.

  • The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by Alauddin Bahman Shah in 1347 CE. He is also known as Hasan Gangu.
  • It was the first independent Muslim kingdom in the Deccan region, breaking away from the Delhi Sultanate.
  • Before the establishment of his kingdom, Hasan Gangu (Zafar Khan) was Governor of Deccan and a commander on behalf of the Tughlaqs.
  • Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, the last Bahmani ruler to have real power.
  • The last Bahmani Sultans were puppet monarchs under their Barid Shahi prime ministers, who were the de facto rulers.
  • After 1518 the sultanate formally broke up into the five states of Ahmednagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda. They are collectively known as the Deccan sultanates.