History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2020 History
'The Sultan ordered the Maliks, Amirs, officers of the court and persons of responsibility and status not to go to each other's houses or to collect parties at banquets; there were to be no intermarriages among them unless the Sultan had been informed and his permission obtained.' Identify the Sultan.
ABalban
BAlauddin Khalji ✓ Correct
CMuhammad bin Tughlaq
DFiruz Shah Tughlaq
Correct answer: (B) Alauddin Khalji — The Sultan is Alauddin Khalji, so the answer is Alauddin Khalji.
Explanation
★The Sultan is Alauddin Khalji, so the answer is Alauddin Khalji.
★Alauddin Khalji issued this order to prevent the nobles from conspiring against him.
★He barred them from visiting each other's houses or holding banquets.
★He forbade intermarriage among them without his permission.
★He was the greatest ruler of the Khalji dynasty.
★He was the first Muslim ruler to extend his empire to the extreme south of India.
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