UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2021 · Q5(b) · 10 marks
Do you consider Sultan Iltutmish to be the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate? Discuss.
- Chapter
- The Thirteenth Century
- Topic
- Iltutmish and the Founding of the Sultanate
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