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CDS 2024 · PYQ · Medieval India / Mewar · hard

Consider the following statements about Rana Kumbha of Mewar: 1. He wrote a commentary on Jayadeva's Gitagovinda. 2. He wrote four dramas in which he is said to have made use of four provincial languages. 3. He erected Kirtistambha in Chitor in commemoration of his victory over Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1, 2 and 3✓ Correct
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 2 only
  4. D.3 only

Explanation

All three statements about Rana Kumbha (r. 1433-1468) of Mewar are correct. He was a scholar-king who wrote a commentary called Rasikapriya on Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, authored four Sanskrit dramas in which he is said to have employed four different provincial languages, and built the Kirti Stambha (Tower of Fame/Victory) at Chittor to commemorate his victory over the Sultans of Malwa and Gujarat at the Battle of Sarangpur (1437).
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