Multiple choice

According to Barni, who established the administrative unit of Shiq?

  1. Shamsuddin IItutmish

  2. Ghiyasuddin Balban

  3. Alauddin Khalzi

  4. Mohammad Tughlaq

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B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the contemporary historian Ziauddin Barni, Ghiyasuddin Balban established the Shiq as an administrative unit. The Shiq was a district-level territorial division headed by a shiqdar, responsible for revenue collection and maintaining law and order.