Question

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Hoysalas: Dwarasamudra
B) Pallavas: Vatapi
C) Pandyas: Madurai
D) Yadavas: Devagiri

Answer 1

Hint: The Great Empire period was started by the Satvahanas in South India. Their empire covered much of South India's territory and a portion of North India. For the mastery of the South, the Pallavas, the Yadavas, and the Pandyas of the far south fought one another. From Malenadu, an elevated area in the Western Ghats, the Hoysala rulers were In South India, the Hoysala era was an important time too in the general development of the deccan region.

Complete answer:
CORRECT MATCHES:

Empire/ Dynasty	Capital
Hoysalas	Dwarasamudra
Pallavas	Kanchipuram
Pandyas	Madurai
Yadavas	Devagiri

Mainly for Hoysala architecture, the empire is remembered today. There are more than one hundred surviving temples spread throughout Karnataka. At the end of 1310, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Alauddin Khalji, sent his general, Malik Kafur, on an expedition to South India.Malik Kafur besieged the Hoysala capital of Dwarasamudra in February 1311, and Veera Ballala III, the defending king, surrendered without much resistance. An Indian dynasty governing a portion of southern India was the Pallava dynasty.Pallavas are most noted especially for their architectural patronage, with the Shore Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mamallapuram, being the finest example. Kancheepuram was the capital of the kingdom of Pallava. The foundations of mediaeval South Indian architecture were built by the Pallavas, who left behind magnificent sculptures and temples. The Pallava script from which Grantha eventually descended was created by them. The Pallava script gave rise to many other scripts from Southeast Asia. A dynasty in South India, one of the three ethnic Tamil lineages, the other two being the Chola and the Chera, was the Pandya dynasty, also known as the Pandyas of Madurai. The representatives of the three dynasties were referred to as the three crowned rulers of the Tamil territory. During their history, the Pandyas have repeatedly been in conflict with the Pallavas, Cholas, Hoysalas, Cheras and Cheras (Keralas).

Hence, the correct answer is, ‘option (B) Pallavas: Vatapi’.

Note: Devagiri's Yadavas were an Indian dynasty, comprising present-day Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and parts of Madhya Pradesh, from Devagiri, its capital. a Muslim army led by the Delhi Sultan Alā al-Dīn Khaljī, invaded the kingdom in 1294 during the reign of the last Yadava king Ramchandra and imposed tributary status.