Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Who was the first ruler of Delhi Sultanate to give a definition for Kingship?

• A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
• B. Iltutmish
• C. Raziya Sultana
• D. Balban

Answer 1

The correct option is D Balban

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Balban's was the first ruler to give the definition of kingship, which had the following principles,

1) Power & Prestige
2) Divine origin of kingship - Zin-i-illahi
3) Blood and Iron - kingship knows no kinship
4) Racial descendence

He claimed himself as descendent of Afrisiyab.