Statement (i): Mahmud of Ghazni's raid on Nagarkot in 1009 AD fits the 1008-09 period. (Likely correct) Statement (ii): Hiuen-Tsang's meeting with a monk named Jayagupta is documented, but his stay specifically with him at Sirmaur is not widely corroborated. (Questionable/ Likely Incorrect) Statement (iii): Prince Nasir-ud- Din taking the Kangra throne as Muhammad Tughlaq is historically false. (Incorrect) Statement (iv): Timur captured Kangra in 1399, not 1043 AD, and did not hold it until 1043 AD. (Incorrect) Given the high confidence that (i) is correct and (iii) and (iv) are incorrect, and the options list combinations of correct statements, there is a flaw in the question. Option C claims (i), (ii), (iii) are correct. If this is the intended answer, it requires considering (ii) and (iii) correct, which is inconsistent with historical data for (iii).
Select the correct statement/s from the following: (i) Mahmud of Ghazni, made a raid on Nagarkot (Kangra) in 1008-09 A.D. (ii) Hiuen-Tsang stayed for sometime at Sirmaur with the monk Jaya Guptam. (iii) Prince Nasir-ud-Din ascended the throne of Kangra under the name of Muhammad Tughlaq. (iv) The Nagarkot fort remained under the possession of Timur-e-Lang till AD 1043.
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Tughluq Dynasty (Muhammad bin Tughluq: Foreign Policy and Causes of His Failures)
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