Question

Match the following governors of Muhammad Ghori and the territories where they ruled almost independently after the death of Muhammad Ghori.

a. Yaldoz	I. Delhi
b. Kubacha	II. Bengal
c. Muhammad-ibn-Bakhtyar	III. Indus
d. Aibak	IV. Afghan Mountains

1. a - IV, b - III, c - II, d - I
2. a - I, b - II, c - III, d - IV
3. a - II, b - I, c - IV, d - III
4. a - III, b - IV, c - I, d - II

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : a - IV, b - III, c - II, d - I

The correct answer is a - IV, b - III, c - II, d - I.

• Ghori first invaded Multan in 1175 AD. At this time, Karamati, the followers of the Shiites was ruling. These Karamati were Buddhists before becoming Muslims. Ghori won the Multan.
• Ghori did the second invasion on Gujarat in 1178 AD, but Moolraj II defeated him in the foothills of the Abu Mountains. This was the first defeat of Muhammad Ghori in India. This war was conducted by Nayika Devi, the wife of Moolraj.
• After Ghori’s death, his kingdom was divided into three of his main slaves.
  • Qutubuddin Aibak – Indian Area. Aibak made Delhi the center of the Islamic Empire.
  • Tajuddin Yaldoz – Ghazni area
  • Nasiruddin Kubacha – Uchchh and Sindh (Pakistan)
  • Muhammad ibn Bakhtyar - Indus Area

• The period between 1206 A.D. and 1526 A.D. in India's history is known as the Delhi Sultanate period.
• During this period of over three hundred years, five dynasties ruled in Delhi. These were:
  • The Slave dynasty (1206-90), Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and Lodhi dynasty (1451-1526).
•  Qutub-ud-din Aibak, a slave of Muhammad Ghori, who became the ruler after the death of his master, founded the Slave Dynasty.
• He was a great builder who built the majestic 238 feet high stone tower known as Qutub Minar in Delhi.