Question

Who was the founder of the Bahmani Kingdom?

• A. Harihara I
• B. Krishnadevaraya
• C. Vijayanagara Naik
• D. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah

• Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah was the founder of the Bahmani kingdom.

• The rulers of Bahmani and Vijayanagara frequently engaged in wars to gain control over the Raichur region (the Raichur region located between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna rivers was fertile & was known as 'the rice bowl of South India").

• It was in CE 17th century that the Marathas became a prominent power.

• Shivaji was the major ruler of the Maratha kingdom & adopted the title 'Chatrapati'.

• Pune was the capital of the Maratha kingdom