Question

Arrange the following rulers of the Delhi Sultanate in chronological order of their reign:

(a) Mohammad Bin Tughluq
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Razia
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi

• A. (a) - (c) - (d) - (b)
• B. (c) - (a) - (b) - (d)
• C. (c) - (b) - (a) - (d)
• D. (d) - (b) - (a) - (a)

Answer 1

The correct option is C (c) - (b) - (a) - (d)

Five different dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate for 320 years: the Mamluk/Slave dynasty, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughlaq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty, and the Lodhi dynasty; in that order.

Razia belonged to the Mamluk dynasty, while Alauddin Khilji belonged to the Khilji dynasty. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq and Ibrahim Lodhi were part of the Tughlaq and Lodhi dynasties respectively.