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Who became the first Sultan of Delhi in 1206?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Qutb ud-Din Aibak begin his rule as Sultan of Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate called the Mamluk dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sobriquet, meaning provider of lakhs, was given to Aibak for his generosity?Read the answer and worked solution →Who completed the Qutb Minar that Aibak had begun?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the name Quwwat-ul-Islam, given to Aibak's mosque, mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the son-in-law of Aibak who killed Aram Shah in 1211 and took power?Read the answer and worked solution →Until which year did Iltutmish rule the Delhi Sultanate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which rival, claiming to be Ghori's heir, did Iltutmish defeat and execute?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sultan destroyed the power of the Corps of Forty?Read the answer and worked solution →Balban ruled Delhi from which year to 1287?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the Ghurid ruler assassinated in 1206, leading to Delhi's independence?Read the answer and worked solution →How many times did Mahmud of Ghazni raid northern India between 997 and 1030?Read the answer and worked solution →Mahmud of Ghazni extended Islamic rule permanently only into which region?Read the answer and worked solution →The Khalji dynasty is described as being of which heritage?Read the answer and worked solution →Which province did Ala ud-Din Khalji govern at the start of his military career?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian slave general helped Ala ud-Din expand into southern India?Read the answer and worked solution →The loot of Warangal is said to have included which famous diamond?Read the answer and worked solution →Ala ud-Din raised the agricultural tax from 20 percent to what share?Read the answer and worked solution →Who killed the last Khalji ruler, Qutb ud-Din Mubarak Shah?Read the answer and worked solution →Who defeated Khusrau Khan and started the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320?Read the answer and worked solution →Which town near Delhi did Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq build?Read the answer and worked solution →By what better-known name was Juna Khan called as sultan?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did Muhammad bin Tughluq's base metal coins fail?Read the answer and worked solution →Muhammad bin Tughluq renamed Deogiri as what, making it a second capital?Read the answer and worked solution →Which empire arose in southern India in response to Delhi Sultanate attacks?Read the answer and worked solution →Firuz Shah Tughlaq commissioned an irrigation canal from which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the capable grand vizier of Firuz Shah Tughlaq?Read the answer and worked solution →Khizr Khan took power as a vassal of which empire?Read the answer and worked solution →A saying said the kingdom of the king of the world ran from Delhi to where?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who became the first Sultan of Delhi in 1206?

  1. Jalal ud-Din Khalji
  2. Shams ud-Din Iltutmish
  3. Ghiyas ud-Din Balban
  4. Qutb ud-Din Aibak
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Correct answer: D. Qutb ud-Din Aibak

1. After Muhammad of Ghor was killed in 1206, his Turkic slave Aibak took power in Delhi. 2. He is therefore counted as the first Sultan of Delhi and founder of the Mamluk dynasty. 3. Iltutmish and Balban ruled later, and Jalal ud-Din founded the Khalji line in 1290. _Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Mamluk dynasty_

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In which year did Qutb ud-Din Aibak begin his rule as Sultan of Delhi?

  1. 1192
  2. 1320
  3. 1290
  4. 1206
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Correct answer: D. 1206

1. Aibak ruled Delhi from 1206 to 1210. 2. 1206 is the year his master Muhammad of Ghor was assassinated. 3. 1290 and 1320 mark the start of the Khalji and Tughlaq dynasties, and 1192 is only when some historians start the Sultanate. _Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Mamluk dynasty_

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Why is the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate called the Mamluk dynasty?

  1. It ruled from Egypt
  2. Its founder was Mongol
  3. Its founder was ex-slave
  4. Its rulers were warriors
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Correct answer: C. Its founder was ex-slave

1. Mamluk means a military slave. 2. Aibak was a former slave of Muhammad of Ghor, so his dynasty took this name. 3. The dynasty did not rule from Egypt and its founder was Turkic, not Mongol. _Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Mamluk dynasty_

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