Correct answer: (c) Bahadur Shah
Explanation
- A
Ahmad Shah
Ahmad Shah. Early Muzaffarid; not the Diu cession to the Portuguese.
- B
Mahmud Begarha
Mahmud Begarha. Fifteenth-century Gujarat sultan; fought the Portuguese later in the story, not this surrender.
- C
Bahadur Shah
Bahadur Shah. Ceded Diu to the Portuguese (1530s) amid the Gujarat–Mughal–Portuguese tangle.
- D
Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah. A repeating throne-name, not the Diu treaty figure.
Summary. Official key is (c) Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. Pressed by Humayun, he sought Portuguese help and lost Diu to them. Ahmad Shah, Mahmud Begarha and a generic Muhammad Shah are the wrong reigns.
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