UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2023 · Q6(b) · 15 marks
Why did Balban prefer 'consolidation' over 'expansion' of the Delhi Sultanate? 15
- Chapter
- The Thirteenth Century
- Topic
- Balban: Kingship and Consolidation
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