UPSC History Delhi Sultnat (Gulam, Khilji, Tughlak, Sayyed, Lodhi) Question Bank Delhi Sultanate / Chandelas / Others

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    Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty?

    A)  Qutubuddin Aibak         

    B)  Iltutmish

    C)  Sultan Mahmud II

    D)  Balban

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Qutubuddin Aibak was bought by Muhammad Ghori who later made him his Governor. After the death of Ghori, Aibak took up sovereign powders on 24th June 1206 founding the Slave Dynasty in India. Shams ud-din Iltutmish was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Iltutmish, a "slave of a slave" is regarded by several historians as the real founder and consolidator of the slave dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate. Sultan Mahmud II, a tughluq dynasty ruler, ruled in delhi (1393-1394) by the name of Mahmud Nasir uddin. Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din Balban ascended the throne of Delhi after the death of Sultan Nasiruddin in 1266 A.D. In his early life he served as a slave of Iltutmish and was included among the famous "Forty".


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