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Consider the following statements about Iltutmish.

  1. He was the first sovereign real ruler of the Sultanate of Delhi.

  2. He was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire.

  3. He created the Turkish nobility called the Turkan-i-chalisa.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Options:
A .  2 and 3
B .  1 and 3
C .  1 and 2
D .  1, 2 and 3
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
Iltutmish was the first sovereign real ruler of the sultanate of Delhi. He issued regular currency and declared Delhi the capital of his empire.
He created the Turkan-i-chalisa. He created the Turkan-i-chalisa. Iltutmish, also called Shams al Din Iltutmish, died April 29, 1236. Iltutmish was sold into slavery but married the daughter of his master, Qutab al-Din Aibak, whom he succeeded in 1211.
He was a Turk, who belonged to the Ilbari tribe. Iltutmish’s eldest son died before he died, and his other sons were incompetent. He gave an excellent education to his daughter Raziyya (Raziyyat al-Din) and desired that she should succeed him.

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