History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II)
Who invited the musician and composer Gopala Nayaka to North India?
AAlauddin Khalji ✓ Correct
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CMuhammad bin Tughlaq
DRana Sanga
Correct answer: (A) Alauddin Khalji — It was Alauddin Khalji, so the answer is Alauddin Khalji.
Explanation
★It was Alauddin Khalji, so the answer is Alauddin Khalji.
★Alauddin Khalji patronized music and invited the musician and composer Gopala Nayaka from the south to his court.
★He also patronized Amir Khusrau.
★Amir Khusrau made combinations of Persian and Indian melodies.
★He introduced new ragas like Sazgiri, Iman, Ushshaq and Zilf.
★Khusrau started qawwali and is credited with inventing the sitar.
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