Question

Which of the following statements about Iltutmish are true?

• A. He was the first of the Mamluk kings, and the founder of the Sultanate of Delhi.
• B. He was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire.
• C. He was the first leader from Arabia to invade the Indian subcontinent.
• D. He founded the Iqtadari system of administration.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B He was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire.
D He founded the Iqtadari system of administration.

• Iltumish was the third of the Mamluk kings. Qutub-ud-din Aibak was the first of the 'slave' rulers.
• Iltutmish introduced a new currency system with two types of coins - Tanka, made of silver, and Jital, made of copper.
• He founded the Iqtadari system of administration, wherein land was divided into units called iqtas.