History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
Which among the following dynasties was the first to install the Kohinoor diamond in a temple?
APandyas
BHoysalas
CCholas
DKakatiyas ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Kakatiyas — The Kakatiyas were the first, so the answer is the Kakatiyas.
Explanation
★The Kakatiyas were the first, so the answer is the Kakatiyas.
★The Kakatiya dynasty was the first to install the Kohinoor diamond in a temple.
★The Kakatiyas ruled much of the eastern Deccan between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries.
★Their realm covered present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas.
★The diamond is said to have come from the Kollur mines in their territory.
★So the dynasty that first installed the Kohinoor in a temple was the Kakatiya.
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