Question

Who among the following is not related to the Slave Dynasty?
1. Bahram Shah
2. Raziya Sultan
3. Khizr Khan
4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Khizr Khan

The correct answer is Khizr Khan

• Sayyid Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Delhi sultanate.
• In northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty.
• He was Governor of Multan under the Tughlaq ruler, Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
• Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty,
  • He reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
• At present Multan is a city and capital of the Multan Division located in Punjab, Pakistan.
• The city is located on the bank of the Chenab River.

 The Slave dynasty - 

• The Slave dynasty was also called the Mamluk dynasty. Mamluk was the Quranic term for slave.
• The Slave dynasty ruled Delhi from A.D. 1206 to 1290. 
• In fact, three dynasties were established during this period. They were - 
  • Qutbi dynasty (1206-1211) founded by Qutbuddin Aibak.
  • First Ilbari dynasty (1211- 1266) founded by Iltutmish.
  • Second Ilbari dynasty (1266-1290) founded by Balban.
• Qutbuddin Aibak - 
  • He founded the Slave dynasty as well as the Delhi Sultanate. 
  • He assumed the title Sultan and made Lahore his capital.
  • Aibak patronized the great scholar Hasan Nizami.
  • He also started the construction of Qutub Minar after the name of a famous Sufi saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakthiyar. It was later completed by Iltutmish.
• Iltutmish - 
  • Iltutmish belonged to the Ilbari tribe and hence his dynasty was named as Ilbari dynasty.
  • He shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi.
  • Iltutmish marched against Bengal and Bihar and reasserted his control over them. He also annexed Sind and Multan into the Delhi Sultanate.
  • He received the Mansur, the letter of recognition, from the Abbasid Caliph in 1229.
• Raziya Sultan -
  • Iltutmish nominated his daughter Raziya as his successor.
  • Raziya discarded the female apparel and held the court with her face unveiled.
  • She even went hunting and led the army.