Medieval Indian History

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Alauddin Masud Shah who was the son of Ruknuddin Firuz Shah succeeded the throne after the death of Bahram shah. He was more of a puppet for the chiefs and became infamous for his fondness for entertainment and wine.

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After the death of Balban in 1287, Kaiqubad, the Grandson of Balban succeeded to the throne. He was raised to the throne by nobles. He ruled the Delhi sultanate from 1287 CE to 1290 CE. However, he was soon replaced by his son, Shams ud-Din Kayumars, who remained on the throne for a little over three months. Shams ud-Din Kayumars was a small child who remained on throne from February 1290 to June 1290 and was later killed and replaced by Jalaluddin Khilji, thus ending the Mamluk dynasty. Thus, Shams ud-Din Kayumars was last sultan of Mamluk Dynasty.

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Alauddin married Kamla Bai who was the wife of  Rai Karan, the ruler of Gujarat and acquired Malik Kafur who was an eunuch, who later led the Khalji dynasty invasions to South India. Malik Kafur also became reason of death of Alauddin.

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The Bahmani Sultanate ruled from 1347–1527 CE, the Gajapati Empire from 1434–1541 CE, and The Sultanate of Malwa from 1392–1562 CE. However, The Gujarat Sultanate ruled from 1407-1573 CE, not 1413–1527 CE. Therefore, only statements 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched with their respective periods of rule.

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Ahmad Shah was a very ambitious ruler. With energy and power of organization, he first reorganized the administrative system of the kingdom, then he built the modern city of Ahmedabad on the site of the old town of Aswal and made it his capital.

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Mahmud Khalji was succeeded by Ghiyas-ud-Din. He was the eldest son of Mahmud Khalji who ruled from 1469 CE to 1500 CE. He was a pleasure seeker and devoted himself to women and music.

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Achyuta Deva Raya was a ruler of a Vijayanagara Empire of South India. He was the younger brother and the successor of Krishna Deva Raya. He ruled the Vijayanagar empire from 1529 CE to 1542 CE.

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One of the important temples built by Krishna Deva Raya was the Balakrishna temple. It was built for the image of Balakrishna brought from Orissa. Vittalaswamy and Hazara Ramaswamy temples were also built by Krishna Deva Raya.

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Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah ruled the Bahamani kingdom from 1397 CE to 1422 CE. He is considered as the most remarkable figure in the Bahmani Sultanate and also the greatest of all the kings who ruled the Bahamani kingdom.

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Mahmud Gawan was a Persian merchant. He came to India in the Deccan at the age of 42 years and joined the services of Bahmani kingdom. The Bahmani kingdom reached great heights under the guidance of Mahmud Gawan.