alleryWho became the first Sultan of Delhi in 1206?
AJalal ud-Din Khalji
BShams ud-Din Iltutmish
CGhiyas ud-Din Balban
DQutb ud-Din Aibak
Answer & Solution
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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