INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

SULTANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Sultan called himself ‘Naib-i-Khudai’?
A
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B
Iltutmish
C
Alauddin Khalji
D
Balban
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban also known as Balban thought about the King as the shadow of God on Earth, subsequently, he called himself Naib-i-Khudai. He considered sovereignty close to prophethood and accepted that his activities couldn’t be decided by aristocrats or others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naib-i-mulk. Regent of the kingdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Mubarak Shah Khilji. Mubarak Shah, also called Mubarak Khan, was the son of Alauddin Khilji. Mubarak Shah ascended the throne with the title Qutubuddin on 14 April 1316, when he was 17 or 18 years old. He assumed the title Khalifatullah (Caliph), which appears on his coins.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ilbary Dynasty was founded by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek who slave of Muhammad Gori and commander of his army. The assumption of sovereign powers by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1206 is regarded as the foundation of the Sultanate of Delhi and the first dynasty of the Sultanate.

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