100 Delhi Sultanate GK Questions with Answers

  1. 🔹 The Slave Dynasty (1206–1290)

  2. Q: Who founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1206?
    👉 Qutb-ud-din Aibak
    Explanation: Aibak, slave of Muhammad Ghori, established the Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty after Ghori’s death.

  3. Q: Which dynasty did Qutb-ud-din Aibak establish?
    👉 Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty

  4. Q: What was Qutb-ud-din Aibak popularly known as?
    👉 Lakhbaksh (giver of lakhs)

  5. Q: Which famous monument was started by Aibak?
    👉 Qutub Minar (completed by Iltutmish)

  6. Q: Who was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Iltutmish
    Explanation: He consolidated the empire, introduced the Iqta system, and made Delhi the capital.

  7. Q: What coin was introduced by Iltutmish?
    👉 Silver Tanka

  8. Q: Which female ruler sat on the Delhi throne?
    👉 Razia Sultana

  9. Q: Why did Razia Sultana face opposition?
    👉 Because nobles opposed a woman ruler

  10. Q: Who was the last ruler of the Slave dynasty?
    👉 Kaiqubad (1287–1290)

  11. Q: What was the group of 40 nobles during Iltutmish’s reign called?
    👉 Chahalgani (The Forty)

🔹 The Khilji Dynasty (1290–1320)

  1. Q: Who founded the Khilji dynasty?
    👉 Jalal-ud-din Khilji

  2. Q: Who succeeded Jalal-ud-din Khilji?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  3. Q: Which Sultan controlled market prices and hoarding?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  4. Q: Who was Alauddin Khilji’s famous general?
    👉 Malik Kafur

  5. Q: Which Sultan expanded into South India?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji
    Explanation: Malik Kafur led raids into Devagiri, Warangal, Madurai, etc.

  6. Q: Who introduced permanent standing army in Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  7. Q: Who constructed Alai Darwaza in Delhi?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  8. Q: Who was the last ruler of Khilji dynasty?
    👉 Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah

  9. Q: Which traveler gave accounts of Khilji rule?
    👉 Marco Polo (indirect reports through southern India)

  10. Q: Alauddin Khilji defeated which Mongol invasions?
    👉 Mongols under Qutlugh Khwaja and others

🔹 The Tughlaq Dynasty (1320–1414)

  1. Q: Who was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?
    👉 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

  2. Q: Who succeeded Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq?
    👉 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  3. Q: Which Sultan introduced token currency of brass and copper?
    👉 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  4. Q: Why did the token currency fail?
    👉 Because people started forging coins

  5. Q: Which Sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
    👉 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  6. Q: What was Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq’s taxation experiment?
    👉 He increased land taxes in Doab region

  7. Q: Which Sultan is called a ‘mixture of opposites’?
    👉 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    Explanation: He was visionary but impractical in policies.

  8. Q: Who succeeded Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  9. Q: Which Sultan abolished torture and encouraged agriculture?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  10. Q: Which ruler set up ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ for poor relief?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  11. Q: Who established hospitals and canals?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  12. Q: Who brought Ashokan pillars (from Topra & Meerut) to Delhi?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  13. Q: Who was the last Tughlaq ruler?
    👉 Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (ended 1414)

🔹 The Sayyid Dynasty (1414–1451)

  1. Q: Who founded the Sayyid dynasty?
    👉 Khizr Khan
    Explanation: He was governor under Timur and later became Sultan.

  2. Q: Who succeeded Khizr Khan?
    👉 Mubarak Shah

  3. Q: Who was the third ruler of the Sayyid dynasty?
    👉 Muhammad Shah

  4. Q: Who was the last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty?
    👉 Ala-ud-din Alam Shah

  5. Q: What happened to Ala-ud-din Alam Shah in 1451?
    👉 He abdicated the throne in favor of Bahlul Lodi

  6. Q: Which dynasty replaced the Sayyids?
    👉 The Lodi Dynasty

  7. Q: What was the weakness of the Sayyid dynasty?
    👉 They ruled only around Delhi with limited control

🔹 The Lodi Dynasty (1451–1526)

  1. Q: Who founded the Lodi dynasty?
    👉 Bahlul Lodi

  2. Q: Who succeeded Bahlul Lodi?
    👉 Sikandar Lodi

  3. Q: Who founded the city of Agra?
    👉 Sikandar Lodi (1504)

  4. Q: Who shifted his capital to Agra?
    👉 Sikandar Lodi

  5. Q: Who succeeded Sikandar Lodi?
    👉 Ibrahim Lodi

  6. Q: Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Ibrahim Lodi

  7. Q: Which battle ended the Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 First Battle of Panipat (1526)

  8. Q: Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat?
    👉 Babur

  9. Q: What weapon ensured Babur’s victory at Panipat?
    👉 Use of gunpowder and artillery

  10. Q: Who built the largest mosque in Agra before Mughals?
    👉 Sikandar Lodi

🔹 Administration of Delhi Sultanate

  1. Q: What was the central administrative post under Delhi Sultans?
    👉 Wazir (Prime Minister)

  2. Q: What was the revenue department called?
    👉 Diwan-i-Wizarat

  3. Q: Who was in charge of military recruitment?
    👉 Ariz-i-Mumalik

  4. Q: What was the judicial head called?
    👉 Qazi-ul-Quzat

  5. Q: What was the Sultan’s intelligence department called?
    👉 Barid

  6. Q: What was the Sultan’s personal guard called?
    👉 Hashm-i-Qalab

  7. Q: What land revenue system was introduced under Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Iqta system

  8. Q: What tax was imposed on non-Muslims?
    👉 Jizya

  9. Q: Who reintroduced Jizya strictly?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  10. Q: What tax was imposed on irrigation water?
    👉 Haqq-i-sharb

🔹 Society & Economy

  1. Q: Which language developed during the Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Urdu (Persian + Hindi + Arabic + Turkish influence)

  2. Q: What was the main source of revenue?
    👉 Agriculture

  3. Q: What tax was imposed on agricultural produce?
    👉 Kharaj

  4. Q: What was the share of Sultan in produce under Iqta?
    👉 Around 1/3 of the produce

  5. Q: What type of trade flourished under Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Horse trade from Central Asia

  6. Q: Which coins were common in Sultanate period?
    👉 Silver Tanka, Copper Jital

  7. Q: What new crops were introduced?
    👉 Crops like spinach, carrot, watermelon

  8. Q: What class of nobles existed in society?
    👉 Turkish, Afghan, Persian nobles

  9. Q: Which new irrigation technique was introduced?
    👉 Persian wheel

  10. Q: Who encouraged farming by giving loans?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

🔹 Art, Architecture & Culture

  1. Q: Who built Qutub Minar?
    👉 Started by Aibak, completed by Iltutmish

  2. Q: Who built Alai Darwaza?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  3. Q: Who built Tughlaqabad Fort?
    👉 Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

  4. Q: Who built Hauz Khas reservoir?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  5. Q: Who brought Ashokan pillars to Delhi?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  6. Q: Who built Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  7. Q: What is the architectural style of Delhi Sultanate called?
    👉 Indo-Islamic architecture

  8. Q: Who was Amir Khusrau?
    👉 Court poet & musician during Alauddin Khilji’s reign

  9. Q: Who is called ‘Parrot of India’?
    👉 Amir Khusrau

  10. Q: Which dance/music form was developed by Amir Khusrau?
    👉 Qawwali

🔹 Decline of the Delhi Sultanate

  1. Q: What was the main cause of decline of Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Internal rivalries and weak rulers

  2. Q: Which invasion weakened Tughlaq dynasty?
    👉 Timur’s invasion (1398)

  3. Q: Who founded the Sayyid dynasty after Timur’s invasion?
    👉 Khizr Khan

  4. Q: Which battle ended the Delhi Sultanate finally?
    👉 First Battle of Panipat (1526)

  5. Q: Who replaced Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 Mughal Empire under Babur

🔹 Quick Revision GK (MCQ-style facts)

  1. Q: Who introduced Jizya tax for the first time?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji (practiced strictly under Firoz Shah Tughlaq)

  2. Q: Who established Agra as a capital?
    👉 Sikandar Lodi

  3. Q: Who built Siri Fort in Delhi?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  4. Q: Which Sultan called himself ‘Sikandar-i-Sani’?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  5. Q: Who was the weakest Sultan of Delhi?
    👉 Kaiqubad (Slave dynasty)

  6. Q: Which Sultan transferred capital to Daulatabad?
    👉 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  7. Q: Who constructed canals for irrigation?
    👉 Firoz Shah Tughlaq

  8. Q: Who faced Timur’s invasion in 1398?
    👉 Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (Tughlaq ruler)

  9. Q: Which Sultan banned wine and gambling?
    👉 Alauddin Khilji

  10. Q: Who set up a new department ‘Diwan-i-Amir Kohi’ for agriculture?
    👉 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  11. Q: Who was known for his generosity, called ‘Lakhbaksh’?
    👉 Qutb-ud-din Aibak

  12. Q: Who wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi?
    👉 Ziauddin Barani

  13. Q: Who wrote Tughlaq Nama?
    👉 Amir Khusrau

  14. Q: Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
    👉 Al-Biruni (earlier, Ghaznavid period, but studied India)

  15. Q: What year marks the end of the Delhi Sultanate?
    👉 1526 (Battle of Panipat)

✅ Conclusion:
The Delhi Sultanate lasted from 1206 to 1526, ruled by five dynasties – Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi. It laid the foundation of Indo-Islamic culture, architecture, and administration in India, before giving way to the Mughal Empire.

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🔗 External Resource Links

1️⃣ NCERT (Most Important for Exams)

👉 https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?kehs2=3-10
(Class 7 History – Medieval India Chapter)

2️⃣ Britannica – Delhi Sultanate Overview

👉 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Delhi-sultanate

3️⃣ National Museum Delhi (Historical Context)

👉 https://nationalmuseumindia.gov.in

4️⃣ Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

👉 https://asi.nic.in

5️⃣ UPSC Official Website (Syllabus Reference)

👉 https://www.upsc.gov.in

Frequently Asked Questions (Delhi Sultanate GK)

Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1206.
Razia Sultana was the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.
Slave (Mamluk), Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties.
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