Match the following and choose the answer from the codes given below:
A. Slave dynasty - (i) Kaikubad
B. Khilji dynasty - (ii) Nasiruddin Khusrau
C. Tughlaq dynasty - (iii) Mahmood II
D. Syed dynasty - (iv) Alauddin Alamshah

Question

Match the following and choose the answer from the codes given below:
 A. Slave dynasty - (i) Kaikubad 
B. Khilji dynasty - (ii) Nasiruddin Khusrau 
C. Tughlaq dynasty - (iii) Mahmood II 
D. Syed dynasty - (iv) Alauddin Alamshah

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 1:
The correct option is A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv), as these pairings represent the final significant rulers or transitional figures associated with the decline or end of each respective dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate before the subsequent one took power.

**A. Slave dynasty - (i) Kaikubad:** Muiz ud din Qaiqabad (Kaikubad) was the eleventh and penultimate Sultan of the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty. He was weak and incompetent, and his reign effectively marked the decline and end of the Slave dynasty in 1290 AD, when he was succeeded by the infant Shamsuddin Kayumars and ultimately overthrown by Jalal-ud-din Khilji.

**B. Khilji dynasty - (ii) Nasiruddin Khusrau:** Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah was the final ruler of the Khilji dynasty. He was originally a Hindu convert named Khusrau Khan who seized the throne after assassinating his master, Mubarak Shah Khilji. He reigned briefly in 1320 AD before being defeated and killed by Ghazi Malik (Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq), who then founded the Tughlaq dynasty.

**C. Tughlaq dynasty - (iii) Mahmood II:** Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II (Mahmud II) was the last Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty, ruling from 1394 to 1413 AD. His reign was disastrous, marked by civil war and the devastating invasion of Timur in 1398. His death in 1413 effectively ended the Tughlaq rule over a drastically reduced territory.

**D. Syed dynasty - (iv) Alauddin Alamshah:** Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah was the last ruler of the Sayyid (Syed) dynasty, reigning from 1445 to 1451 AD. He voluntarily abdicated the throne in favor of Bahlul Khan Lodi and retired to Badaun, paving the way for the Lodi dynasty to take control of the Delhi Sultanate.

The incorrect option is 2:
Option 2 suggests A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i). This is incorrect because it mistakenly links the Slave dynasty (A) with Nasiruddin Khusrau (ii), who belonged to the Khilji dynasty. It also incorrectly links the Khilji dynasty (B) with Mahmood II (iii), who was the last Tughlaq ruler.

The incorrect option is 3:
Option 3 suggests A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii). This is incorrect because it wrongly pairs the Slave dynasty (A) with Mahmood II (iii) (last Tughlaq ruler) and the Khilji dynasty (B) with Alauddin Alamshah (iv) (last Syed ruler). It also misattributes Kaikubad (i) to the Tughlaq dynasty (C).

The incorrect option is 4:
Option 4 suggests A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(i). This is incorrect because it wrongly pairs the Slave dynasty (A) with Alauddin Alamshah (iv) (last Syed ruler) and the Syed dynasty (D) with Kaikubad (i) (Slave dynasty ruler). The pairings for B and C are correct, but the overall code is incorrect.