Question

During whose reign did Genghis Khan come to the banks of the river Indus?
1. Iltutmish
2. Alauddin Khilji
3. Sikandar Lodi
4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Iltutmish

The correct answer is Iltutmish.

• During the reign of Iltutmish, Genghis Khan came to the banks of the river Indus.

• Shamsuddin Iltutmish (1211 AD-1236 AD):
  • He was a slave of Qutubuddin Aibak and occupied the throne of Delhi in 1211 AD after deposing Aram Bakhsh.
  • He was regarded as the ‘real founder of the Delhi Sultanate’.
  • He made Delhi the capital in place of Lahore.
  • He saved Delhi Sultanate from the wrath of Genghis Khan by refusing shelter to Khwarizm Shah, whom Genghis Khan was chasing.
  • He completed the construction of Qutub Minar.
  • He constituted a group of 40 nobles known as Turkan-i-Chahalgani or Chalisa.
  • He started the Iqta-dar system.
  • He introduced the tanka, silver coin and the jital, copper coin.
  • He patronised Minhaj-al-Siraj, author of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri.

• Alauddin Khilji:
  • He was the first Turkish Sultan who separated religion from politics.
  • He introduced the system of Dagh (the branding of the horse) and Chehra (descriptive role of soldiers).
  • He established the market control department under a minister called Diwan-i-Riyasat.