States PCS: Karnataka GK for KPSC and other Karnataka State Exams

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The state government of Karnataka has recently launched a scheme called ‘Janasevaka’ to home-deliver various government services to citizens. The scheme ensures the delivery of ration cards, senior citizen identity and health cards at the door steps of citizens.
The newly launched scheme is a part of the ‘Sakala’ scheme of the state and will cover as many as 53 services of 11 state departments. The scheme was first implemented in Dasarahalli area on a pilot basis and will be extended to other regions. Subsequently, the scheme would be made operational in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru and Hubballi-Dharwad.

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Krishna Deva Raya invaded Raichur Doab, defeated the Adil Shahi, and captured Raichur around 1520 CE. He restored the Bahmani Sultanate to Muhammad Shah and took the title Yavanarajya sthapanacharya. He patronized Telugu literature, commissioning “Amuktamalyada,” and oversaw the construction of the Vittala Temple in Hampi. He maintained diplomatic relations with the Portuguese for military supplies.

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The top-grade officers of the army during the rule of the Vijayanagar kingdom were known as Nayaks. In the 17th century, several Nayakas such as those of Tanjore and Madurai became independent and established separate states.

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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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After the death of Ahmah Shah Wali in 1435 CE at the age of sixty-four years, he was succeeded by his son Ala-ud-din II. Ala-ud-din II ruled the Bahamani kingdom from 1435 CE to 1457 CE.

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During the rule of bahamani kingdom, those nobles who kept 500 horses were given 1000,000 huns annually. Nobles used to get their salary either in cash or in the form of a grant of land or ‘jagir’.

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Mahmud Gawan of the Bahmani dynasty was the first Muslim administrator to have introduced a system of measurement
and valuation of agricultural land. He created a large block of crown land within each province.

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Ahmed Bahri Nizarn Shah founded the capital city of Ahmednagar in the latter part of his reign. It was known as Bhinar in early Yadava times, the new capital of the Nizam Shahis was named after Ahmed Bahri Nizarn Shah.

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Murtuza I ruled from 1565 to 88 CE. Murtuza I focused his attention towards Khandesh, where he had to fight against the Mughal army. The Mughals from 1586 CE started to pose a new threat in the Deccan.

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Ismail Adil Shah ruled Bijapur from 1510 to 1535 CE, succeeding his father Yusuf Adil Shah. He supported the arts, built Gagan Mahal, and resisted the Vijayanagara Empire, introducing Persian culture and administration.