Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Iltutmish created an elite body of forty nobles that initially served him faithfully but later intrigued against many of his successors.

Raziya faced their opposition, and Balban eventually destroyed their power.

Which conclusion is most defensible?

  1. The Corps of Forty permanently settled the problem of succession
  2. An administrative elite could assist a strong ruler but later constrain his successors
  3. Raziya strengthened the Corps of Forty to establish hereditary succession
  4. Balban expanded the Corps of Forty to decentralise the monarchy
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