Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Qutub-ud-din Aibak established the Slave Dynasty after the death of Mohammad Ghori.
Statement 2: The Delhi Sultanate began with the rule of Balban, one of the notable rulers of the Khalji dynasty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Only 1
Statement 1 is accurate as Qutub-ud-din Aibak, a former slave and general of Muhammad Ghori, founded the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty in 1206 CE following Ghori's death.
Statement 2 is incorrect because the Delhi Sultanate did not begin with Balban; it began with Aibak. Furthermore, Ghiyasuddin Balban was a prominent ruler of the Slave Dynasty, not the Khalji dynasty. The Khalji dynasty was founded later by Jalal-ud-din Khalji in 1290 CE.