alleryWhich sultan destroyed the power of the Corps of Forty?
AQutb ud-Din Aibak
BMuiz ud-Din Qaiqabad
CGhiyas ud-Din Balban
DAram Shah Mamluk
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ghiyas ud-Din Balban
1. The Corps of Forty was a council of Turkic slaves who acted as kingmakers.
2. Balban destroyed its power.
3. Aibak and Aram Shah ruled before it grew strong, and Qaiqabad was Balban's weak successor.
_Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Mamluk dynasty_
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