The grand and imposing 'Gol Gumbaz' at Vijayapura (Bijapur), featuring one of the largest structural domes in the world, is the mausoleum of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The grand and imposing 'Gol Gumbaz' at Vijayapura (Bijapur), featuring one of the largest structural domes in the world, is the mausoleum of:

A. Ali Adil Shah

B. Ibrahim Adil Shah II

C. Mohammed Adil Shah

D. Yusuf Adil Shah

Answer: Option C

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The Gol Gumbaz was constructed in 1656 as the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah, the seventh ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty.

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