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Q45 (IAS/2000) History & Culture › Medieval India › Medieval regional kingdoms Answer Verified

Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism ?

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The correct answer is Ibrahim Adil Shah (Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur). Ibrahim II is famous for his syncretic, secular outlook — patronizing Hindu and Muslim arts, composing the Kitab-i-Navras, and adopting courtly practices that appealed across communities; his eclectic religio-cultural stance led some contemporaries to praise him with Hindu honorifics such as ‘Jagadguru’. Bijapur was the capital of the Adil Shahi dynasty, noted for its monuments and dargahs [1], and the Adil Shahs were one of the principal Deccan sultanates that emerged from the Bahmani breakup [2]. The later Adil Shahi succession history also underlines the dynasty’s local prominence in the Deccan political landscape [3].

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  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Aurangzeb against Others > p. 211
  2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Deccan Sultanates > p. 209
  3. [3] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 15: The Marathas > Confrontation against Bijapur > p. 226
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