Multiple choice

Which of the following broke apart the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. Sultan Mahmud

  2. Babur

  3. Humayun

  4. Timur
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Explanation

The invasion of Timur in 1398 severely crippled the Tughlaq dynasty and shattered the political stability of the Delhi Sultanate, eventually leading to its fragmentation. While later rulers like Babur ended the Sultanate entirely, Timur's invasion broke it apart first.

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