History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
Who among the following was not a Gajapati ruler?
AKapilendra
BRai Sandhya ✓ Correct
CPurushottama
DPratapa Rudra
Correct answer: (B) Rai Sandhya — The answer is Rai Sandhya, who was not a Gajapati ruler.
Explanation
★The answer is Rai Sandhya, who was not a Gajapati ruler.
★In 1434-35 the Suryavanshi Kapilendra overthrew the Ganga dynasty and founded the Gajapati line.
★His kingdom stretched from the Hooghly in the north to the Kaveri in the south.
★He named his son Purushottama as his successor, who ruled for thirty years.
★Prataparudra was a powerful Gajapati whose daughter married Krishnadevaraya.
★Rai Sandhya belongs to an earlier context and was not a Gajapati king.
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