What was the 'Chahalgani'?

It was an elite group of forty Turkish slave-officers created by Iltutmish to stabilize the administration, but they later became king-makers.

Nobility in the Delhi Sultanate

UPSC Archival Analysis

The powerful Turkish nobility, known as the Chahalgani, were the main force behind the dethroning and eventual execution of Raziyya Sultan.

Exam Year

2004

Evidence Source

UPSC Level

ID: HIS_MED_2004_128 Ref: Minhaj-us-Siraj, Tabaqat-i-Nasiri