Multiple choice

The struggle for power between the sultan and the socalled group of forty. Nobles took place after the death of:

  1. IItutmish

  2. Ruknuddin fioz shah

  3. Qutubuddin aibak

  4. Sultana Raziya
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Explanation

After the death of Sultana Raziya (1240 CE), the struggle for power between the sultan and the 'Forty Nobles' (Chahalgani or Turkan-i-Chahalgani) intensified. This group of forty powerful Turkic nobles had been created by Iltutmish, and after Raziya's death, they became kingmakers, installing and removing sultans. The power struggle continued through several weak successors until Balban consolidated power.

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