UPSC Prelims 2003·GS1·history·medieval history

How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

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  1. AHe was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles
  2. BHe 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
  3. CHe sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to death later
  4. DHe died after a fall from his horse while playing ChauganCorrect

Explanation

The correct answer is D because Sultan Qutb ud din Aibak died in 1210 due to a fatal accident while playing Chaugan, which is an early form of polo. While playing the game in Lahore, he fell from his horse and was impaled by the high pommel of his saddle. He was the founder of the Slave Dynasty and the first Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, but his reign lasted only four years before this accidental death. The other options are historically incorrect as they describe common ways other medieval rulers died, but not Aibak.
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