History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET July 2016 History
Which one of the following was not part of the Turkan-i-Chihalgani?
ABahauddin Tughril
BQutlugh Khan
CImaduddin Raihan ✓ Correct
DBalban
Correct answer: (C) Imaduddin Raihan — Imaduddin Raihan was not part of the Turkan-i-Chihalgani, so the answer is Imaduddin Raihan.
Explanation
★Imaduddin Raihan was not part of the Turkan-i-Chihalgani, so the answer is Imaduddin Raihan.
★The Turkan-i-Chihalgani was a council of forty slave amirs.
★It administered the Delhi Sultanate according to the Sultan's wishes.
★It was founded by Iltutmish.
★Bahauddin Tughril, Qutlugh Khan and Balban were among its members.
★Balban later destroyed this body of forty when it grew too powerful.
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