Question

Select the correct statement(s).

• A. Mahmud Gawan was a village farmer.
• B. Mahmud Gawan became the Prime Minister during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah III.
• C. Mahmud Gawan called Arabian chemists to teach the Bahmani army about the preparation and use of gunpowder.
• D. The entire administrations were run according to the Islamic laws.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
B Mahmud Gawan became the Prime Minister during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah III.
C Mahmud Gawan called Arabian chemists to teach the Bahmani army about the preparation and use of gunpowder.
D The entire administrations were run according to the Islamic laws.

Mahmud Gawan was a military officer recruited in the Bahmani military. While planning war against Vijayanagar kingdom, he called in Persian chemists to teach the Bahmani army about the preparation and use of gunpowder.