With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who were the bandagan?
Royal spies posted to other kingdoms
Incorrect AnswerTranslators and scribes hired by the royalty
Incorrect AnswerCavalrymen deputed to hillyregions
Incorrect AnswerSpecial slaves purchased for military service
Correct AnswerExplanation:
The consolidation ofa kingdom as vast as the Delhi Sultanate needed reliable governors and administrators.
Rathe than appointing aristocrats and landed chieftains as governors, the early Delhi Sultans,especially Iltutmish,favoured their special slaves purchased for military service, called bandagan inPersian.
They were carefully trainedto man some ofthe most important political offices inthe kingdom.
Since they were totally dependent upon their master,the Sultan could trust and rely upon them
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By: Abhishek Sharma