History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET November 2017 History
In fact he made Delhi not only the political and administrative centre of the Turkish empire in India but also the hub of its cultural activity. In the literature of the Sultanate period Delhi is never referred to merely by its name; it is called either 'Hazrat-i Delhi' (the majestic Delhi) or the city (shahr). Who is that Sultan?
AIltutmish ✓ Correct
BBalban
CAlauddin Khalji
DMuhammad Tughluq
Correct answer: (A) Iltutmish — That Sultan was Iltutmish, so the answer is Iltutmish.
Explanation
★That Sultan was Iltutmish, so the answer is Iltutmish.
★Shams-ud-din Iltutmish was the third of the slave kings.
★He is regarded as the real founder of Delhi as a great capital.
★He made it the political, administrative and cultural centre.
★In his time Delhi was called Hazrat-i Delhi or simply the shahr.
★So the Sultan referred to here is Iltutmish.
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