Muslim Rulers | MCQs

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Qutab ud Din Aibak was the first ruler of the Muslim dynasty in Sub-Continent

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Qutb al-Din Aibak  was a general of Muhammad Ghori.

Qutab ud Din Aibak was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's death.

he became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty.

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Al-khafif was the first ruler of soomra dynasty (1011-1026)

Mughal emperor Akbar the first Muslim ruler who tried to reconcile the differences between Muslims and Hindus

Razia Sultana the first woman ruler of Indiar

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The Mamluk Dynasty was the first dynasty to reign, followed by the Khilji Dynasty, and then the Lodhi Dynasty.

Mamluk Dynasty

The first dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate, reigning from 1206–1290.

The Mamluk Dynasty was founded by Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, a Mamluk (enslaved soldier) of the Muslim general and later sultan Muḥammad of Ghūr.

Khilji Dynasty

The second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate, reigning from 1290–1320.

The Khilji Dynasty was founded by Jalal-ud-din Khalji, who took the throne by murdering the last Mamluk Dynasty ruler. 

Lodhi Dynasty

The first Lodī ruler was Bahlūl Lodī, who reigned from 1451–89.

Bahlūl replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty. 

Explanation

• After the decline of the Slave dynasty, the Sultanate became more fragile and unstable due to the numerous revolts and aggression.
• The slave Dynasty was replaced by the Khilji Dynasty as the ruling dynasty of India.
• The founder of the Khilji Dynasty was Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji.
•  He killed the last descendent of the Slave Dynasty and then he declared himself the sultan of Delhi sultanate at the age of 70 years.
• Jalaluddin Khilji was killed by his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin Khilji who succeeded him and became the new King.
• The real name of Alauddin Khilji was Ali Gurshap.

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Raja Dahir (663 – 712 CE) was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh (in present-day Pakistan).

A Brahmin ruler, his kingdom was invaded in 711 CE by the Arab Umayyad Caliphate,

Led by Muhammad bin Qasim, where Dahir died while defending his kingdom.

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The Khilji dynasty ruled India after the Slave Dynasty (also known as the Mamluk Dynasty).

The Slave Dynasty was overthrown by Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji in 1290.

This marking the beginning of the Khilji dynasty, which ruled until 1320.

Additional Information:

• Slave Dynasty (1206-1290)
• Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
• Tughleq Dynasty (1320-1414)
• Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)
• Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526)

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The Suri Dynasty, founded by Sher Shah Suri.

He ruled India from 1540 to 1555.

He was lasting for 15 years before the Mughal Empire was restored by Humayun.

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Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of Hyderabad.

He ruling from 1911 until the annexation of Hyderabad by India in 1948.

1st Nizam: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi (Nizam-ul-Mulk) – 1724 to 1748.

2nd Nizam: Mir Nizam Ali Pasha – 1748 to 1803.

3rd Nizam: Mir Akbar Ali Pasha – 1803 to 1829.

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