The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India during the reign of
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- ABalban
- BFeroze Tughlaq
- CIltutmishCorrect
- DMuhammad bin Tughlaq
Explanation
The correct answer is C, Iltutmish.
Genghis Khan reached the banks of the Indus River in 1221 AD while pursuing Jalaluddin Mingburnu, the prince of Khwarezm. Jalaluddin sought refuge and military assistance from the Delhi Sultan, Iltutmish. However, Iltutmish diplomatically refused the request to avoid provoking the Mongols, thereby saving the Delhi Sultanate from a full scale Mongol invasion during the reign of Genghis Khan. While the Mongols did invade India during the reigns of Balban and Muhammad bin Tughlaq, those incursions occurred under later Mongol leaders, not Genghis Khan himself.
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