Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?
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Answer: C. Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, under attack from the Mughal emperor Humayun, sought Portuguese help and in 1535 allowed them to build a fort at Diu. Diu stayed Portuguese until 1961.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Ahmad Shah I founded Ahmedabad in 1411, long before the Portuguese reached India in 1498.
- B. Wrong because Mahmud Begarha fought the Portuguese at Diu (1509) but did not surrender it.
- D. Wrong because Muhammad Shah did not surrender Diu.
Source to check: Satish Chandra, Medieval India (old NCERT Class 11), Gujarat and the Portuguese; Government of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu website (history of Diu)
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