Who among the following was not a famous jurists of medieval India?
UPSC CSE Pre 1995
A. Vigyanesvara
B. Hemadri
C. Rajashekhara
D. Jimutavahana
Answer: Rajashekhara
Option c is the correct answer.
Vigyanesvara, Hemadri, and Jimutavahana were all famous jurists of medieval India whereas Rajashekhara was a 10th century scholar who wrote extensively on a variety of subjects, including grammar, poetics, and music. He was not a jurist.
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Vijnaneshwara, a notable jurist of 12th-century India, authored the Mitakshara, a significant legal work on Hindu inheritance. Born in Masimadu near Basavakalyan, Karnataka, he thrived under King Vikramaditya VI of the Western Chalukya Empire (1076-1126).
Hemādri Pandita, also known as Hemādapanta, was a versatile figure and prime minister (12591274 CE) under Kings Mahādev and Ramachandra of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty in India. A polymath, jurist, diplomat, administrator, architect, poet, and theologian, he played a pivotal role during the zenith of the Yadav kingdom. Hemādri's significant contribution lies in his creation of Hemadpanti architecture and the juristic work "Chaturvargachintāmani."
Jīmūtavāhana (12th century) was a significant Sanskrit scholar from Bengal, known for his legal and religious works in Vaishnavism. His major texts include Kalaviveka on auspicious timings, Vyvahāramātrikā on judicial procedures, and the influential Dāyabhāga, a treatise on inheritance laws that prevailed in Bengal, differing from Mitakshara tradition.
Rajashekhara (10th century) was a Maharashtra Prakrit and Sanskrit poet, dramatist, and critic in the court of the Gurjara Pratiharas. Notable for the Kāvyamimāṃsā, a guide for poets, he wrote the Kārpūramañjarī play to honor his wife, Avantisundarī. He acknowledged her contributions, a rare trait among ancient Indian poets. He used the name Yāyāvara or Yāyāvarīya and taught King Mahendrapala I.
Solution (d)
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
The map highlights the route of Malik Kafur's military expedition. Malik Kafur, under Alauddin Khalji's command, embarked on a series of significant military campaigns in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
In 1307, he invaded the Yadava kingdom of Devagiri, subjugating it and bringing its king under Delhi's suzerainty.
Kafur then ventured southward, besieging Warangal in 1310, capturing it after a month, and securing a large tribute.
He continued to the Hoysala and Pandya kingdoms, extracting wealth, before returning to Delhi in 131
Kafur led another expedition to Devagiri in 1313, when Ramachandra's successor Singhana (or Shankaradeva) refused to continue the tribute payments. Kafur subdued him, and annexed Devagiri to the Delhi Sultanate.