{"id":2509,"date":"2025-05-02T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:45:23","slug":"q-which-one-of-the-following-was-a-very-important-seaport-in-the-kakatiya-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-one-of-the-following-was-a-very-important-seaport-in-the-kakatiya-kingdom","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Kakinada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motupalli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nelluru<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) Motupalli<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-68143eeaa0c2f\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Motupalli was a thriving trading hub during the Kakatiya dynasty\u2019s rule<\/strong>, located on the east coast of India.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty whose capital was\u00a0<strong>Orugallu, now known as Warangal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historical records, including mentions by\u00a0<strong>Marco Polo<\/strong>, highlight its significance as a major port city for trade with other regions in India, Southeast Asia, China, and the Middle East.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ancient-and-Medieval-Ports-of-India-1024x798.png\" alt=\"Ancient and Medieval Ports of India\" class=\"wp-image-51695\" style=\"width:792px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; 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