Who amongst the following Sultans of the Slave Dynasty reign for the longest period ........

Ancient and Medieval History (Easy) Sultanate Period

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Who amongst the following Sultans of the Slave Dynasty reign for the longest period?

Qutubuddin Aibak

Ghiyasuddin Balban

Nasiruddin Mahmud

Shamsuddin Iltutmish

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Shamsuddin Iltutmish

Iltutmish (Reign: 1211 – 1236)
Aram Shah was a weak ruler. It is not clear whether he was a son of Aibak or not. He was conspired against by a group of nobles who invited Shamsuddin Iltutmish to be the ruler.
Iltutmish was a son-in-law of Aibak. He ruled Ghurid regions of northern India.
He was a Turkic slave born in Central Asia.
Iltutmish was the greatest of the slave rulers of Delhi. He shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi.