Iltutmish had organized a group of forty loyal Turkish nobles known as the 'Turkan-i-Chahalgani' or 'Group of Forty'. Over time, this group became very powerful and acted as kingmakers. Ghiyasuddin Balban, who rose from being a member of this group to becoming the Sultan of Delhi, systematically broke the power and influence of the Chahalgani nobles to strengthen the authority of the monarch.
Who broke the power of ‘Chahalgani’ nobles?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Delhi Sultanate: Slave Dynasty (Turkan-i-Chahalgani (Council of Forty))
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