Question

Answer the following question in brief (40–50 words).

What kind of a ruler was Iltutmish?

Answer 1

Iltutmish was a brave, shrewd and capable ruler who consolidated the early Delhi Sultanate by suppressing internal revolts, expanding into Punjab, Malwa and Gwalior, securing Caliphal recognition, issuing coinage, and promoting administrative stability and religious tolerance that strengthened the Slave dynasty.