RAS question
The Treaty of Aaval-Baaval (1453) was signed between which two rulers?
Correct answer: (B) Rana Kumbha and Rao Jodha.
The Treaty of Aaval-Baaval in 1453 was signed between Rana Kumbha of Mewar and Rao Jodha of Marwar.
Explanation
The Treaty of Aaval-Baaval belongs to the Mewar-Marwar political relationship in 1453. It was signed between Rana Kumbha of Mewar and Rao Jodha of Marwar, with Hansabai mediating the settlement. The agreement mattered because it fixed the boundary between the two powers, using Sojat as the important central reference point. Rana Kumbha and Rao Jodha were the parties to the 1453 Awal-Bawal agreement, which decided the Mewar-Marwar border. That makes option B the only option matching both the date and the substance of the treaty.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Maharana Pratap and Akbar do not fit this treaty because they never signed such a treaty, while Aaval-Baaval is identified with Rana Kumbha and Rao Jodha.
- (C) Rana Sanga and Babur are from the wrong era for this 1453 agreement and are not the rulers named for the Aaval-Baaval settlement.
- (D) Prithviraj III and Jaichand are also from the wrong era, so they cannot be the parties to the 1453 Mewar-Marwar boundary agreement.
Concept
This tests medieval Rajasthan political history, especially treaties and inter-state relations between Mewar and Marwar. Such boundary settlements recur in RAS because they connect rulers, dates, and territorial administration in one fact pattern.