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Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?

A. Maladhar Basu

B. Rahim

C. Chaitanya

D. Jaydeva

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Maladhar Basu (c. 15th century) was a Bengali poet. He wrote Sri Krishna Vijaya (Triumph of Lord Krishna), the earliest Bengali narrative poem that can be assigned to a definite date. It is also the oldest Bengali narrative poem of Krishna legend. It was composed between 1473 and 1480. The long poem is a translation of the 10th and 11th cantos of the Bhagavata Purana; a part of Vishnu Purana and the story of Ramayana is also incorporated here. In the poem written in an early Bangla, Maladhar focuses on Krishna's divine life, with the 10th canto relating the legends of Krishna as a child, and his divine play with the gopis in Vrindavana. He was honoured by Rukunuddin Barbak Shah with the title 'Gunaraj Khan'.

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