History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
In Iltutmish's nobility, to which of the following categories did the Taziks belong?
ATurkish slave officers
BNon-Turkish foreigners of high lineage ✓ Correct
CIndian Muslims
DShamsi slaves of Iltutmish
Correct answer: (B) Non-Turkish foreigners of high lineage — The Taziks were non-Turkish foreigners of high lineage, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Taziks were non-Turkish foreigners of high lineage, so that is the answer.
★In Iltutmish's nobility, the Taziks belonged to the non-Turkish foreigners of high lineage.
★They were distinct from the Turkish slave officers.
★Iltutmish ruled from 1210 to 1236.
★He established the Turkan-i-Chihalgani, a group of forty amirs loyal to him.
★So the Taziks were non-Turkish foreigners of high lineage.
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