Question

Which Yadavas ruler was defeated by Allauddin Khilji?
1. Ramachandra Deva
2. Sankara Deva
3. Singhana
4. Mahadeva

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Ramachandra Deva

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ramachandra Deva.

• Yadava dynasty, rulers of a 12th–14th-century Hindu kingdom of central India in what is now the Indian state of Maharashtra.
• Originally a feudatory of the Eastern Chalukyas of Kalyani, the dynasty became paramount in the Deccan under Bhillama (c. 1187–91), who founded Devagiri (later Daulatabad) as his capital.
• Under Bhillama’s grandson Singhana (reigned c. 1210–47) the dynasty reached its height, as the Yadava campaigned against the Hoysalas in the south, the Kakatiyas in the east, and the Paramaras and Chalukyas in the north.
• During the reign of the Ramachandra (reigned 1271–c. 1309), an army commanded by the Delhi sultan Alauddin Khilji invaded the kingdom in 1294 and imposed tributary status.
• A later attempt to throw off the vassalage brought another Delhi army.
• Ramachandra was imprisoned but was later released and remained loyal to Delhi until his death.