HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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A standing army had been introduced by
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Firuz Tughluq
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Iltutmish
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Alauddin Khalji
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Balban
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chandragupta defeated the remnants of the Macedonians and established the first great dynasty, the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta added to the extent of the empire, and he was the first to maintain a large, permanent standing army.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sultan Alauddin Khilji is known to have the largest standing army as a result of his military reforms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alauddin Khalji had the largest standing army to protect Delhi sultanate from Mongol invasion. He constructed garrison town ‘Siri’. He introduced cash salaries to soldiers directly paid by the state.
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