Multiple choice

Who among the following rulers was bestowed with the title Axis of the Faith?

  1. Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori

  2. Prithviraj Chauhan

  3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak

  4. Mahmud Ghazni

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Explanation

In 1206, Shahabuddin Ghori appointed Qutb-ud-din Aibak as his Naib-us-Sultanate in India at a grand darbar at Lahore, which was attended by a large majority of the nobles and dignitaries of his kingdom. It was at this occasion that Shahabuddin Ghori bestowed upon Qutb-ud-din the title of Aibak, meaning Axis of the Faith.