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Delhi Sultanate: Slave Dynasty

📆 October 10, 2024

Total Questions: 37

1. During whose reign Mongol invader Genghis Khan came through the North-West Frontier of India ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (b) Iltutmish
Solution:Mongol invader Genghis Khan came through the northwest frontier of India during the reign of Illtutmish. Chasing son of the ruler of Khawarizm Shah Jalaluddin Mingburni, Genghis Khan reached the bank of Indus river. Jalal-ud-din- Mingburni sought refuge from Iltutmish. Iltutmish dared not risk the invasion by a dangerous and furious invader like Genghis. So, he prudently refused to give asylum to the Mingburni. Mongol invasion trouble also went back with Prince Mingburni in 1224 AD.

2. Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol Leader Genghis Khan ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (a) Iltutmish
Solution:Mongol invader Genghis Khan came through the northwest frontier of India during the reign of Illtutmish. Chasing son of the ruler of Khawarizm Shah Jalaluddin Mingburni, Genghis Khan reached the bank of Indus river. Jalal-ud-din- Mingburni sought refuge from Iltutmish. Iltutmish dared not risk the invasion by a dangerous and furious invader like Genghis. So, he prudently refused to give asylum to the Mingburni. Mongol invasion trouble also went back with Prince Mingburni in 1224 AD.

3. In whose reign Mongols were seen on the bank of Indus river for the first time ? [U.P.P.C.S. (GIC) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Iltutmish
Solution:Mongol invader Genghis Khan came through the northwest frontier of India during the reign of Illtutmish. Chasing son of the ruler of Khawarizm Shah Jalaluddin Mingburni, Genghis Khan reached the bank of Indus river. Jalal-ud-din- Mingburni sought refuge from Iltutmish. Iltutmish dared not risk the invasion by a dangerous and furious invader like Genghis. So, he prudently refused to give asylum to the Mingburni. Mongol invasion trouble also went back with Prince Mingburni in 1224 AD.

4. The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India during the reign of : [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2013, I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (c) Iltutmish
Solution:Mongol invader Genghis Khan came through the northwest frontier of India during the reign of Illtutmish. Chasing son of the ruler of Khawarizm Shah Jalaluddin Mingburni, Genghis Khan reached the bank of Indus river. Jalal-ud-din- Mingburni sought refuge from Iltutmish. Iltutmish dared not risk the invasion by a dangerous and furious invader like Genghis. So, he prudently refused to give asylum to the Mingburni. Mongol invasion trouble also went back with Prince Mingburni in 1224 AD.

5. The original name of Changez (Genghis) Khan was [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) Temuchin (Temujin)
Solution:Genghis Khan was a Mongolian who played a significant role in Mongolian imperial expansion. The original name of Genghis Khan was Temujin (or Temuchin).

Genghis Khan made several incursions into the Indian subcontinent when he chased the Jalal al Din, the last ruler of the Khwarezmian Empire, all the way to the Indus river in 1221. The Khwarezmian Empire was destroyed by the Mongols the year before and Genghis Khan had ordered anyone member of the ruling family to be tracked down and killed.

In their pursuit of Jalal, the Mongols sacked several cities in the Punjab region but their incursions were limited towards the western banks of the Sindh river at the time.

Following Genghis Khan's death in 1227, the Mongol empire fractured into a civil war between his sons. Large-scale invasions would decrease following this period which gave enough time for the Delhi Sultanate to shore up its defences.

6. Consider the following statements : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2021]

1. It was during the reign of Ilutmish that chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince.

2. It was during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq that Taimur occupied Multan and crossed the Indus.

3. It was during the reign of Deva Raya-II of Vijaynagara Empire that vasco da Gama reached the coast of Kerala

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

 

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:During the reign of Iltutmish, Chengiz Khan persuaded Khwarezm prince Jalauddin, who fled to Delhi. Iltutmish refused the request of asylum of prince, hence statement 1 is correct. Taimur started his carrier of conquest in 1370 while Muhammad bin Tughlaq time period is 1325-1351, hence Statement (2) is wrong. During the reign of Deva Rai-II of Vijyanagara, Iranian ambassador Abdur Razzaq came to Vijyanagar. Vaso-da-Gama reached coast of Kerala in 1498 AD. At that time, Vijyanagara was being ruled by Narsa Nayaka's son Timma. Hence statement (3) is also wrong.

7. Iltutmish appointed his first Subedar in Bihar to : [48ᵗʰ to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Malik-Jani
Solution:In 1225 A.D., Iltutmish defeated Hisamuddin Awaz in mountains of Rajmahal near Teliyagarhi and annexed Bihar Shareef and Barh. Awaz had accepted the subordination of Iltutmish. Iltutmish had appointed Malik-jani as the new Subedar of Bihar.

8. Who was behind the dethroning of Raziyya Begum ? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) Turks
Solution:Turkish nobles were behind dethroning of Raziyya Begum. They revolted against Raziyya Begum in the leadership of governor of Bhatinda, Malik Altunia and removed her from the power.

9. The full name of Sultan of Delhi Balban was ? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) Ghiyasuddin
Solution:The full name of Balban was Ghiyasuddin Balban. He was the ninth Sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. Ghiyasuddin was the Wazeer and heir of the last Shamsi Sultan, Nasiruddin. He reduced the power of the treacherous nobility and heightened the stature of the Sultan. In spite of having only a few military achievements, he was the most powerful ruler of the Sultanate between Shamsuddin Htutmish and Alauddin Khalji. He reached on the post of Amir-e-Shikar during Raziyya period. Like Iltutmish, he also was an Ilbari Turk. Balban married his daughter with Sultan Nasiruddin, on this ocassion was given the title of Ulugh Khan and the post of Nayab-e- Mamlikat. Balban sat on the throne of Delhi in 1266 A.D.

10. Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the policy of "blood and iron" ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (b) Balban
Solution:It is said that Balban had adopted the policy of 'blood and iron.' The main characteristic of the leadership of Balban was - First, the divine right of kings and second, the Sultan must be autocratic. According to him, "Sultan is a representative of God (Niyamat-e-Khudai) on earth and his place comes after Paigambar. Sultan gets the inspiration and strenth from God to work. Due to this, the public and the Sardars have no right to criticize his work."
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