Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?

UPSC CSE Pre 2023

A. Ahmad Shah
B. Mahmud Begarha
C. Bahadur Shah
D. Muhammad Shah

Answer: Bahadur Shah

Option c is the correct answer In 1534, Bahadur Shah signed the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese. By this, he ceded Diu to the Portuguese, as well as other territories of his empire such as Vasai and the islands that today form Mumbai. The Portuguese obtained Daman from the Shah in 1559.

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