Question

Who assumed the title Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah Bahman?
A)Hari hara
B)Bukka rai
C)Hasan gangu
D)Balban

Answer 1

Hint: Alauddin Bahman Shah was a strong ruler.. He was an empire builder and spread his domain from Daulatabad in the west to Bhongir in the east by incessant warfare. He was a successful and powerful manager, and his kingdom was divided into four provinces, namely Gulbarg, Daulatabad, Berar, and Bidar. Each of these provinces was placed under a governor who maintained an army and made appointments under him in both civil and military positions.

Complete answer:
Hasan gangu assumed the title of ala-ud-din shah bahman.
After revolting against Bin Tuglaq, the sultan of Delhi, Alauddin Hasan, an Afghan, founded the Sultanate. Under the title of Bahaman Shah, he governed it. He was also known as Hasan Gangu, as in the service of a Brahmin called Gangu, he had risen. It is assumed that he traced his descent from Iran's half-mythical figure, Bahman Shah. But Ferishta, the Persian writer, writes that the word Bahman Shah was intended as a tribute to his patron Brahman. It is from this word, in any case, that the kingdom was called the Bahman Shahis.

Now lets see the options :
Hari hara : He was the founder of vijaynagar empire thus this option is wrong.
Bukka rai : He was the successor of vijayanagar empire thus this option is wrong.
Hasan Gangu : He was the founder of the Bahmani empire and ala-ud-din shah bahman thus this option is right.
Balban : He was ninth sultanate of mamluk dynasty thus this option is wrong too.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C)

Note: 1)On the ruins of the Sultanate of Delhi, the Bahamni kingdom that lasted for more than three centuries emerged and proved to be the most powerful Muslim kingdom after the fall of the Sultanate of Delhi and before the Mughal Empire.
2)It came into being during the reign of Muhammad Bin Tuqhlaq, who founded the Bahamni kingdom under Hasan Gangu. It gradually disintegrated into five separate kingdoms, leading to the end of the Bahamni kingdom.