Q. Consider the following women leaders of medieval India:

1. Rudrama Devi
2. Rani Durgavati
3. Chand Bibi
4. Tarabai

Who among the above led military resistance against the Mughal Empire?
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
Notes: Rani Durgavati (2): The Gond queen who famously fought Akbar’s forces led by Asaf Khan. Chand Bibi (3): The Regent of Ahmednagar who defended the fort against the forces of Prince Murad and Akbar. Tarabai (4): The Maratha queen who led the resistance against Aurangzeb after the death of Rajaram. Rudrama Devi (1): A powerful ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty, but she lived in the 13th century and fought against the Yadavas and Pandyas, long before the Mughal Empire was established.