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Uttarakhand Lower Sub. Prelims 2010

Dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate

Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation

Who among these was not from the Slave dynasty?

Solution & Analysis

Answer: D

Concept The Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty (1206–1290) was the first of the five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate. Rulers were initially military slaves of Turkic origin.

Explanation Qutbuddin Aybak (founder), Iltutmish, and Balban are the three most prominent rulers of the Slave Dynasty. Ibrahim Lodi (Option D), however, belonged to the Lodi Dynasty (1451–1526) and was the last Sultan of Delhi, defeated at Panipat.

Logical Breakup
Logic 1: The Slave dynasty rulers were ethnically Ilbari Turks.
Logic 2: Ibrahim Lodi was an Afghan. The Lodis were the first Afghan dynasty to rule Delhi, appearing more than 150 years after the end of the Slave dynasty.

Active Recall

Question

Who was the last ruler of the Slave Dynasty?

Answer

Muizuddin Qaiqabad was the last ruler, whose overthrow by the Khaljis in 1290 marked the end of the Slave dynasty.

Core Insight

The Sultanate's history is a progression of ethnic shifts—from the Turkic Mamluks and Khaljis to the Turko-Mongol Tughluqs and finally the Afghan Lodis.

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