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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences :
How did Iltutmish save India from the threat of a Mongol invasion?
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Solution
Once Mongol chief, Chenghiz Khan reached the borders of India in search of the Shah of Persia who fled towards India to get shelter but Iltutmish politely refused the Mongol chief to provide refuge and in this way, he saved the threat of Mongol invasion.
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