Question

Who founded the 'Slave Dynasty'?
1. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
2. Razia Sultan
3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
4. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Qutb-ud-din Aibak

The correct answer is Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

• The Slave dynasty was the first dynasty in Delhi Sultanate.
• The Slave dynasty is also known as the Mamluk dynasty.
• The Slave dynasty ruled between 1206 and 1290.

• The Slave dynasty was founded by Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak.
• Qutb al-Din Aibak was a general of the Muhammad Ghori. 
• He ruled the Slave Dynasty between 1206 and 1210.
• He was the real founder of Turkish rule in India.
• The UNESCO World Heritage Site Qutb Minar was built around 1192 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

• Razia Sultan was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent and the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi.
• Nasir-ud-din Mahmud was the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate in Delhi.
• Ghiyas-ud-din Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi.