Question

compare the contrast lltutmish and balban as rulers , quoting facts in support of your answer .

Answer 1

Answer:

Ghiyas ud Din was the wazir of the last Shamsi sultan, Nasiruddin Mahmud. He reduced the power of the treacherous nobility and heightened the stature of the sultan. Despite having only few military achievements, he was the most powerful ruler of the sultanate between Shamsuddin Iltutmish and Alauddin Khalji.

His original name was Baha Ud Din. He was an Ilbari Turk. When he was young he was captured by the Mongols, taken to Ghazni and sold to Khawaja Jamal ud-din of Basra, a Sufi. The latter then brought him to Delhi in 1232 along with other slaves, and all of them were purchased by Iltutmish.

Balban belonged to the famous group of 40 Turkic slaves of Iltutmish.[1]

Ghiyas made several conquests, some of them as vizier. He routed the Mewats that harassed Delhi and reconquered Bengal, all while successfully facing the Mongol threat, a struggle that cost his son and heir's life. So it came to pass that upon his death in 1287, his grandson Qaiqubad was nominated sultan, undermining the achievements of his grandfather.

In spite of having only a few military achievements, Ghiyas ud-din made civil and military reforms that earned him the position of the strongest ruler between Shams ud-din Iltutmish and the later Alauddin Khalji, whose military achievements rest on the order established within the sultanate by Ghiyas ud din Balban.

Answer 2

Iltutmish was the first real Turkish Sultan of Delhi

Balban ruled India as the Delhi Sultan  from 1266AD-1287 AD, and was one of the greatest Sultans of the Medieval period

Explanation:u

• At a time of crisis Iltutmish, who belonged to the Malmuk dynasty (who was  the Son-in-law of Aibak) succeeded Aibak and had ascended  Delhi 's throne. His master Aibak 's challenges had not yet been finished and Iltutmish had to face several changes.
• He had a number of problems both within his Kingdom as well as outside. He had several enemies such as the Mongol invasion and other individual enemies.
• However, lltutmish was a man of high determination & courage , and he had accepted the challenge and faced all the problems courageously

Balban's Rule

• Balban was a slave (belonged to the slave dynasty) to Iltutmish, and he rose to power just like his master Iltutmish and became Delhi's sultan. He was an illustrious chapter in the history of the Sultanate of Delhi.
• Like Iltutmish, Balban too had to encounter several problems after his accession to the Sultan's throne.
• He played the role of a "kingmaker". As a great warrior, during the time of Bahram Shah he succeeded in repelling a mongol invasion.
• His strength and popularity rose. A number of rebellions were put down and external attacks were also checked.