Question

Rani Durgavati ruled which region of M.P. ?
1. Gondwana
2. Mahakaushal
3. Vindhya Pradesh
4. Gwalior

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Gondwana

The correct answer is Gondwana.

• Rani Durgavati ruled the kingdom of Gondwana in Madhya Pradesh.
• In 1542, she married Dalpat Shah, the eldest son of king Sangram Shah of the Gondwana kingdom.
• The Chandel and Rajgond dynasties were associated because of this marriage.
• This outcome in Keerat Rai gaining the help of the Gonds at the time of the Muslim invasion of Sher Shah Suri.

• She gave genesis to a son in 1545 A.D. who was named Vir Narayan.
• Dalpat Shah died in 1550 and due to the young age of Vir Narayan, Durgavati took the halter of the Gond kingdom.
• Diwan Beohar Adhar Simha and Minister Man Thakur helped the Rani in looking after the regiment successfully and effectively.
• Rani made her capital to Chauragarh in place of Singorgarh fort.