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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Give any five reasons to prove that Iltutmish was a shrewd, clever, and capable ruler.
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Solution
- The Turkish nobles who had challenged his claim to the throne were suppressed.
- The revolt of the Khilji governor of Bengal was crushed
- The power of his external rivals, the rulers of Ghazni and Multan, was destroyed.
- A new danger presented itself when the Mongol chief, Chenghiz Khan, reached the borders of India in pursuit of the Shah of Persia (Iran). The Shah had fled towards India in search of Shelter. Iltutmish politely refused to give him refuge and by doing so he saved India from the threat of the Mongol invasion.
- After having got rid of his enemies, Iltutmish defeated the Rajput rulers of Ujjain, Ranthambore, Malwa, and Gwalior. He brought the whole of North India up to the river Narmada under his control. The Caliph of Baghdad recognized him as the sovereign of India.
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