Question

Who invaded India during the reign of Iltutmish?
1. Timurlong
2. Genghis Khan
3. Nadir Shah
4. None of them

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Genghis Khan

The correct answer is Genghis Khan.

• Genghis invaded India during the reign of Iltutmish. 
• Genghis Khan:
  • Genghis Khan was born in 1162 in Mongolia.
  • Founder of Mongol Empire.
  • He invaded India in the year 1221 AD.
  • Iltutmish prevented Genghis Khan's attack on India.

• Timurlong:
  • He was born on 9 April 1336.
  • He was the founder of the Timurid Empire.
  • He ruled the large parts of Persia and Central Asia.
  • Timur invaded India in the year 1398 AD.
  • He attacked the Delhi Sultanate ruled by Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq dynasty.
• ​Nadir Shah: 
  • He was born on 22 October 1687.
  • He ruled Persia for eleven years.
  • He was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia.
  • Nadir Shah invaded Delhi in March 1739.

• Iltutmish:
  • ​He was the real founder of the Delhi sultanate.
  • He ruled from 1211 to 1236 AD.
  • He introduces the Iqta system and made it hereditary.
  • He also introduces Chalisa (a group of 40 noble people).
  • He introduces two coins:
    • Silver coin - Taka
    • Copper coin - Jital​