Sultanate Imperial Policy
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
1997
Evidence Source
UPSC Level
ID: HIS_MED_1997_104 Ref: Satish Chandra, Medieval India
Consider the following statements:
**Assertion (A):** Alauddin's Deccan expeditions were financial ventures.
**Reason (R):** He wanted to annex the Deccan States.
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Correct Option: C
Alauddin Khalji's Deccan expeditions were financial ventures aimed at extracting wealth. He did not intend to annex these states, preferring a system of tributary vassalage.