History – Frank Modern Certificate

Chapter - 4
The Delhi Sultanate - The Mamluk Dynasty

Name the following

a. Two customs introduced by Balban in the court.
Ans- Sijdah and Paibos
b. He became the first Sultan of Delhi in 1206 CE.
Ans- Qutubuddin Aibak
c. Name the two Delhi's earliest monuments which construction was initiated by
Qutubuddin.
Ans - Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque and the Qutub Minar
d. Who was the first and the only woman Sultan in India?
Ans- Razia Sultan
e. The youngest son of Iltutmish
Ans- Nasiruddin Mahmud
f. Who believed in divine theory of kingship?
Ans- Balban
g. The next notable ruler after Razia Sultan.
Ans- Ghiyasuddin Balban
h. Name the most famous Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty.
Ans- Qutubuddin Aibak, Iltutmish, Razia Sultan and Ghiyasuddin Balban.
i. which title was given to the Iltutmish.
Ans - Altamash or Iltmash

State True or False

a. Razia Sultan founded the Slave Dynasty. false
Correction - Qutubuddin Aibak founded the Slave Dynasty.
b. Slave Dynasty also known as the Mamluk Dynasty. True
c. The Qutubuddin Aibak knew the languages of Persian and Arabic. true
 d. Razia Sultan was the daughter of Balban. False
Correction - Razia Sultan was the daughter of Iltutmish.
e. Iltutmish organised a group of 40 Turkish nobles called Chahalgani. True

Fill in the blanks

a. Qutubuddin Aibak was born in Central Asia.
b. Qutubuddin died in 1210 CE, while he was playing Chaugan.
c. The Mongols appeared for the first time on the banks of the river Indus.
d. Iltutmish added three storeys to the Qutub Minar.
e. Iltutmish died in the year of 1236 CE.
f. Balban broke up the Chahalgani.
g. Qutubuddin Aibak was succeeded by Aram Shah.
h. Ghiyasuddin Balban became the Sultan of Delhi in 1266 CE.

Define the following

a. Chahalgani - It is also known as the Council of forty, It was a group of
administrative and military nobles who exerted considerable influence on the
Sultans.
b. Divine - Something that is connected with God.
c. Mamluk - Slave in Arabic
d. Regent - a person who rules a Kingdom if the king or queen is too young.
e. Delhi Sultanate - The rule of five unrelated dynasties in India, before the coming
of the Mughals.

Match the following

a. Qutubuddin Aibak i. a kind of polo
b. Chaugan ii. Aibak's son-in-law
c. Sham Suddin Iltutmish iii. The forty Turkish nobles
d. Chahalgani iv. The governor of Multan
e. Nasiruddin Qubacha v. a Turkish Slave
Answer:
a. v
b. i
c. ii
d. iii
e. iv

Choose the correct answer

a. Qutub-ud-din Aibak became the first Sultan of Delhi in _______.
 i. 1206 CE
ii. 1060 CE
iii. 1260 CE
iv. 1606 CE
Ans- i

b. The rule of the Mamluk Dynasty ended in........

i. 1236 CE
ii. 1239 CE
iii. 1287 CE
iv. 1290 CE
Ans- iv

c. Which of the following rulers built the mosque “Quwwat-ul-Islam”?

i. Qutbuddin Aibak
ii. Iltutmish
iii. Alauddin Khilji
iv. Balban
Ans. i

d. Which of the following dynasties did Razia Sultana belong to?

i. Tughlaq Dynasty
ii. Khalji Dynasty
iii. Lodi Dynasty
iv. Slave Dynasty
Ans- iv

Answer the following questions.

a. Why did the nobles refuse to accept Razia Sultan as their ruler?
Ans- The nobles refused to accept Razia Sultan as their ruler because they did not want
to be ruled by a woman.

b. Who was the founder of the slave dynasty? Why is the Sultan of the Slave Dynasty
called Mamluk Sultans?
Ans- Qutubuddin Aibak was the founder of the Slave Dynasty. He was a Turkish Slave.
He became the first Sultan of Delhi in 1206 CE. Slave Dynasty was also known as the
Mamluk Dynasty. The Sultans of this Dynasty thus came to be called the Mamluk
Sultans.
c. Why did Iltutmish nominate his daughter Razia as his successor?
Ans- Iltutmish 's sons were incompetent, weak and worthless ruler. Razia was well
educated and adept in military tactics. She was trained to lead an army and administer a
kingdom in times of necessity. Therefore, Iltutmish nominated Razia as his successor.

d. Who was Razia Sultan? and what was her significance in medieval Indian history?
Ans- Razia Sultan was the one of the strongest rulers of the Slave Dynasty . She was
daughter of Iltutmish and the first Muslim ruler who ruled the northern part of India.
She became ruler of the Delhi sultanate in 1236 CE, making her one of the few female
rulers in the history of the Delhi Sultanate and medieval India.

e. What was the theory of divine kingship? Name the ruler who believed in this theory.
Ans- According to the theory of divine kingship, the king is the representative of God on
the earth. Thus the king is not answerable for his actions to anyone but only to God.
Balban believed in the theory of divine kingship.