Which among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate declared himself as Sikandar-I-Sani?
[A] Balban
[B] Kaiqubad
[C] Alauddin Khilji
[D] Firoz Tughlaq
Answers
c) allauddin khilji was the ruler of the delhi sultanate who declared himself as sikandar-i-sani.
He was very ambitious and also a militarist.
He proclaimed himself as sikandar-i-sani which means Alexander the second.
This title was also mentioned on coins and public prayers.
He belonged to the khaliji dynasty
Answer to the question is C. Alauddin Khilji.
He was so ambitious that he considered himself the second, Alexander the Great. He took the title of Sikander-e-Sani, meaning the second Alexander.
Alaudin Khilji (1296 – 1316) was a powerful king who ruled the Delhi Sultanate. He belonged to the Khilji dynasty and led several raids and conquests to expand his kingdom. He also defended his kingdom successfully, several times, from Mongolian invasions.
In his efforts at expanding his kingdom, he plundered and destroyed several Indian states and was considered a religious fanatic by many historians.