Match List I (Author) with List II (Book) and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Author)	List II (Book)
A. Herman Kulke	1. The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History
B. Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya	2. The Emergence of Delhi Sultanate: AD 1192-1296
C. Peter Jackson	3. The State in India: 1000-1700
D. Sunil Kumar	4. The Making of Early Medieval India

Code:

A B C D
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 3 1 4 2

The correct matching of authors and their respective works is as follows: Hermann Kulke edited 'The State in India: 1000-1700' (A-3), which explores political structures in medieval India. Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya is the author of 'The Making of Early Medieval India' (B-4), a seminal work on the transition from the ancient to the medieval period. Peter Jackson wrote 'The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History' (C-1), providing a detailed account of the Sultanate's evolution. Sunil Kumar authored 'The Emergence of Delhi Sultanate: AD 1192-1296' (D-2), which critically examines the early formation and historiography of the Sultanate [1]. This matching corresponds to the sequence 3-4-1-2, making Option 2 the correct choice. These works are foundational texts in the historiography of medieval India, focusing on state formation, military history, and socio-political transitions.

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 10: Advent of Arabs and Turks > Sources for the Study of Delhi Sultanate > p. 136