what was the group that Iltutmish formed to strength his position
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To give more strength to his empire he formed Chalisa or forty consisted of 40 loyal slaves Amirs, who helped him to suppress various revolts.
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When Iltutmish ascended the throne, he was opposed by certain Qutbi (nobles of Qutb-ud-din Aibak) and Muizzi (nobles of Muhammad of Ghur) nobles. He suppressed their revolt. But, he always remained doubtful of their loyalty. Therefore, he created his own group of nobles from among his loyal and capable slaves which was called Turkan-i-Chihalgani.
All those nobles were purchased by him as slaves. They were given respectable assignments and, thus, their cooperation was sought in administration. All these nobles depended on Iltutmish because they were there because of him only. Those nobles always remained loyal to him. Thus, Iltutmish no more remained dependent on Qutbi and Muizzi nobles.