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Who is described in the following statement?He was originally a slave of Turkestan. In his childhood he was brought by a merchant to Nishapur, where Qazi Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz Kufi purchased him. The Qazi's son sold him to a merchant who in turn sold him to Muhammad of Ghur.1. Qutub-ud-din Aibak2. Balban3. Ikhtiyar-ud-din Muhammad4. Iltutmish

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Qutub-ud-din Aibak

The Correct Answer is Qutub-ud-din Aibak.

 

  • Qutb-ud-din Aibak was enslaved as a boy and sold to Sultan Muhammad Ghori at Ghazni.
  • Impressed with his ability and loyalty the Sultan elevated him to the rank of the viceroy of the conquered provinces in India.
  • Muhammad Bin Bhakthiyar Khalji, a Turkish general from Afghanistan assisted him in conquering Bihar and Bengal.
  • Qutb-ud-din Aibak reigned for four years (1206 to 1210 CE) and died in 1210 in Lahore.

 

  • Ghiyas ud din Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi.
  • Ghiyas ud Din was the regent of the last Shamsi sultan, Nasiruddin Mahmud.
  • Ikhtiyar al-Din Muḥammad Bakhtiyar was a Turko-Afghan military general who led the Muslim conquests of the eastern Indian regions of Bengal and Bihar and established himself as their ruler.
  • Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (1210-36) of Turkish extraction was a slave of Qutbud-din Aibak.
  • Many of his elite slaves were also of Turkish and Mongol ancestry.
  • They were brought to Delhi by merchants from trade centres like Bukhara, Samarqand, and Baghdad. 


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