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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 196 of 200

Q196
History of India
Which among the following sultans of the Slave dynasty was not a slave?
  1. a.Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  2. b.Iltutmish
  3. c.Raziya
  4. d.Balban

Answer: (C) Raziya

Raziya Sultana was the daughter of Iltutmish and was born into the ruling family — she was never a slave. Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, and Balban were all originally slaves who rose to power. Raziya ruled Delhi from 1236 to 1240 and was the first Muslim female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.

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