- The Mongol invasions posed a severe threat to the Delhi Sultanate from the time of Iltutmish. - Balban's policy involved both defensive measures (fortification, troop deployment) and appointing trusted personnel to the frontier provinces. - While Alauddin Khalji also implemented strong measures against Mongols later, Balban's reign saw the formalization and prioritization of a frontier defense policy.
Name the Sultan of Delhi who first introduced the north-west frontier policy.
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2023 · Topic: Delhi Sultanate: Slave Dynasty (Military Reforms and Mongol Policy under Balban)
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