History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET November 2017 History
When Kamal Mahiyar, a convert to Islam, was selected for the post of mutasarrif of Amroha and was presented before him, the Sultan reacted: 'When I happen to look at a low-born person, every artery and vein in my body begins to agitate with fury.' Identify the Sultan.
AIltutmish
BBalban ✓ Correct
CJalaluddin Khalji
DBahlol Lodi
Correct answer: (B) Balban — Balban said this, so the answer is Balban.
Explanation
★Balban said this, so the answer is Balban.
★He reacted thus on seeing Kamal Mahiyar, a man of low birth.
★He said that the sight of a low-born person filled his body with fury.
★Balban held that the king was the representative of God.
★He reasserted the high and exalted position of the king.
★He followed a policy of iron and blood and destroyed the group of forty slaves.
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