alleryWho served as deputy (Naib) of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud from 1246?
AGhiyas ud-Din Balban
BMalik Kafur Khalji
CKhizr Khan Sayyid
DQutbuddin Aibak
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ghiyas ud-Din Balban
1. Order returned after years of instability.
2. Nasiruddin Mahmud became Sultan in 1246 with Balban as his Naib.
3. Malik Kafur and Khizr Khan belong to later dynasties.
_Source: Wikipedia, Iltutmish, Death and succession_
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