16. Who founded the Adil Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Bijapur Sultanate after the disintegration of the Bahmani Kingdom?
A) Alauddin Bahman Shah
B) Ibrahim Adil Shah I
C) Mahmud Gawan
D) Hasan Gangu Bahmani
17. The Qutb Shahi dynasty, ruling the Golconda Sultanate, emerged in which region after the decline of the Bahmani Kingdom?
A) Madurai
B) Telangana
C) Kalinga
D) Kashmir
18. What major event led to the disintegration of the Bahmani Kingdom into the five Deccan Sultanates?
A) Invasions by the Delhi Sultanate
B) Conflicts between the Shia and Sunni sects
C) Assassination of Sultan Ahmad Shah I
D) The death of Muhammad Shah I
19. The rise of which Sufi saint played a significant role in the spread of Islam in Bengal after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate?
A) Nizamuddin Auliya
B) Shah Jalal
C) Moinuddin Chishti
D) Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
20. Which provincial kingdom emerged in the western part of India after the decline of the Delhi Sultanate, with its capital at Ahmedabad?
A) Malwa Sultanate
B) Muzaffarid Sultanate
C) Gondwana Kingdom
D) Khandesh Sultanate
