HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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the elite cadre of slave officers under him
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his Turkish slave’s
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general cadre of slaves
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slaves inherited by him from his predecessors
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chahalgani was the system of nobles introduced by Iltutmish in India during Mamluk rule in India. It was a corp of 40 loyal slaves Amirs also known as Turkan-i-Chihalgani.
Detailed explanation-2: -Consolidation: The rule of Iltutmish (1206-1236) By the time of Muizzuddin Muhammad’s death in 1206, the Turks had been able to extend their sway upto Lakhnauti in Bengal, Ajmer and Ranthambor in Rajasthan, upto the boundaries of Ujjain in the south, and Multan and Uchch in Sindh.
Detailed explanation-3: -Iltutmish established ‘Group of Forty’ (Turkan-i-Chahalgani). These were Turkish amirs (nobles) who advised and helped the Sultan in administering the Sultanate. After the death of Iltutmish, this group assumed great power in its hands. For a few years they decided on the selection of Sultans one after the other.
Detailed explanation-4: -Iltutmish set up an official nobility of slaves known as ‘Chalisa’, ‘Chahalgani’ or ‘ Group of Forty’.
Detailed explanation-5: -The system was established by Iltutmish, Also known as Bandgan-i-khas, Bandagan-i-chahalgani.