A Sanskrit Prashasti has been found in praise of which of the following Delhi Sultans?

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CTET July 2013 Paper - 2 Social Studies (L - I/II: Hindi/English/Sanskrit)
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  1. Iltutmish
  2. Balban
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Firoz Tughlaq

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Option 2 : Balban
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A Sanskrit Prashasti praising the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-1287) explained that he was the ruler of a vast empire that stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the east to Ghazni (Gajjana) in Afghanistan in the west and included all of south India (Dravida).

Prashastis is a special kind of inscription, meaning “in praise of”. They were composed by learned Brahmans in praise of the rulers, which may not be literally true; but, they tell us how rulers of that time wanted to illustrate themselves. They were exaggerated by Brahmins to get rewards..

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