Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese

2023

Advent of Europeans, Modern History

Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?

(a)

Ahmad Shah

(b)

Mahmud Begarha

(c)

Bahadur Shah

(d)

Muhammad Shah

Answer:

(c)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

Protugese Governor Nino da Cunha (1529–38) transferred his capital from Cochin to Goa (1530) and acquired Diu and Bassein (1534) from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, and