BPSC 53-55th Exam Prelims 17 Apr 2011 Solved Paper

Question : 136 of 150

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Who was the ruler of Devgiri at the time of Alauddin Khalji's invasion?

Prataprudra Dev
Ramchandra Dev
Malik Kafur
Rana Ratan Singh

Solution:

Around 1308 , the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent a large army led by his general Malik Kafur to Devagiri, the capital of the Yadava king Ramachandra. Alauddin had earlier raided Devagiri in

1296,

and forced Ramachandra to pay him tribute. However, Ramachandra had discontinued these tribute payments, and had given asylum to the Vaghela king Karna, whom Alauddin had displaced from Gujarat in 1304

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