Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(Ruler) – (State)

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Correct — D, 'Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan – Malwa' is the mismatched pair. Malik Sarwar, a Tughlaq noble titled Khwaja Jahan and 'Malik-us-Sharq' (Lord of the East), made himself independent at JAUNPUR around 1394 and founded the Sharqi dynasty there — not in Malwa. (Independent Malwa was founded separately by Dilawar Khan Ghuri.) The other three pairs are correct: Rana Hammir restored the Sisodias in Mewar, Rao Chunda established Rathore rule in Marwar, and Malik Raja Faruqi founded the dynasty of Khandesh.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Correctly matched, so not the answer. Rana Hammir Singh of the Sisodia clan recovered Chittor and re-established Rajput rule over Mewar in the 14th century.  (b) Correctly matched, so not the answer. Rao Chunda of the Rathore clan consolidated Rathore power in Marwar, with Mandore as his seat.  (c) Correctly matched, so not the answer. Malik Raja Faruqi founded the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh around 1382.

Concept: As the Delhi Sultanate weakened in the late 14th century — hastened by Timur's 1398 invasion — several provincial governors broke away to found regional kingdoms. Malik Sarwar (Khwaja Jahan) founded the Sharqi ('eastern') dynasty of Jaunpur; the independent Malwa Sultanate was founded separately by Dilawar Khan Ghuri (later the Khalji sultans of Malwa, ruling from Mandu). In Rajputana the Sisodias ruled Mewar (Chittor) and the Rathores ruled Marwar (Mandore/Jodhpur), while Khandesh in the Deccan was governed by the Faruqi dynasty.

State PCS 2021 Q33 — History PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q33 — History PYQ with Answer