HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Balban
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Iltutmish
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Firuz Tughluq
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Alauddin Khalji
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Detailed explanation-1: -Balban was the first ruler who introduced the famous Persian festival Nauroj in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Balban introduced the famous Persian festival of Nowruz in India to impress the nobles and people with his wealth and power. The festival is a New Year celebration of Spring Equinox.
Detailed explanation-3: -The day of Nowruz has its origins in the Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism and is thus rooted in the traditions of the Iranian peoples; however, it has been celebrated by diverse communities for over 3, 000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, the Balkans, and South Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The nine-day festival of Nauroz was abolished by Aurangzeb, because those nine days of festival was utilised by the Mughal nobility to prey upon the females of the lower classes with impunity.