Question

Which Sultan was not a slave before he ascended the throne?
1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
2. Iltumish
3. Alauddin Khilji
4. Balban

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Alauddin Khilji

The correct answer is Alauddin Khilji

• Slave Dynasty
  • Qutbuddin Aybak 1206 -1210
  • Shamsuddin Iltutmish 1210 -1236
  • Raziyya 1236 -1240
  • Ghiyasuddin Balban 1266 -1287
• Khalji Dynasty 1290 - 1320
  • Jalaluddin Khalji 1290 - 1296
  • Alauddin Khalji 1296 -131

• Slave Dynasty
  • The Slave dynasty was also called the Mameluk dynasty.
  • Qutubuddin Aibak is regarded as the founder of the Slave dynasty as well as also the real founder of Muslim rule in India.
    • Lahore was his capital.
    • Qutubuddin Aibak was known as Lakh Baksh or giver for his liberal donations
    • He started the construction of Qutub Minar in the memory of the famous Sufi saint, Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki but could not complete it due to his sudden death.
    • Qutubuddin Aibak fell down from horseback while playing polo or Chaugan and died in 1210 CE.
  • Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (1210-36)
    • He was a slave of Qutbud-din Aibak.
    • His reign was remarkable for the introduction of copper and silver tanka, the two basic coins of the Sultanate period.
    • The monarch was succeeded by a son, a daughter (Sultana Razia).
  • ​Balban (1265-1287)
    • ​Assertion of authority by Balban led to constant military campaigns against defiant governors and against their local allies.
    • Barani mentions Balban’s campaigns in the regions surrounding Delhi and in the doab.
    • He took efforts to maintain a good relationship with Hulagu Khan, the Mongol Viceroy of Iran and a grandson of Chengiz Khan.
    • Balban succeeded in obtaining from him the assurance that Mongols would not advance beyond Satluj.