UPSC Prelims · 2003 · GS Paper I · Q125
How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?
- (A)He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles
- (B)He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab
- (C)He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to death later
- (D)He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
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Answer: (D) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Delhi Sultanate
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