GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The cream of Afghan nobles
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The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
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The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
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The Ulema or the Muslim divines
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer-(C)-The select body of the Turkish aristocracy. Iltutmish set up an official nobility of slaves known as ‘Chalisa’, ‘Chahalgani’ or ‘ Group of Forty’. This group played an important role in the administration of Delhi Sultanate .
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Iltutmish. Iltutmish organized his trusted nobles into a group of forty known as Turkan-i-Chahalgani. Turkan-i-Chahalgani. was a council of 40 Turkic and non-Turkish slaves who administered the Delhi Sultanate according to the wishes of Iltutmish.
Detailed explanation-3: -Delhi sultanate came to be known as the Forty (Chihilgān), a political faction whose membership was characterized by talent and by loyalty to the family of Iltutmish.