Ghiyasuddin Balban (1265-1286 AD), ruler of the Slave dynasty, took up the title of .

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Zil-Ilahi (Shadow of God).

Key Points

Ghiyas-ud-din Balban was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the ‘theory of kingship’ similar to the ‘theory of the divine right of the kings'.
Balban lived and ruled from 1266 AD to 1287 AD.
Balban himself was a member of Chalisa or Chahalgani but he broke the power of Chahalgani and restored the prestige of the crown.
He created a strong centralized army and established the military department Diwan-i-Arz.
He ordered the separation of military affairs from the finance department (Diwan‑i‑Wazarat).
He declared the sultan as representative of God on Earth. Persian court model influenced Balban’s conception of kingship. He took up the title of Zil-i-Ilahi (a shadow of God) and impressed upon the people that the king was the deputy of God (Niyabat-i-Khudai).
He insisted on the Iranian ceremonies of sijda and paibos.
He was a patron of Persian literature and showed special favor to Amir Khusro.

Additional Information

Qutubuddin Aibak constructed two mosques, Quwwat-ul- Islam in Delhi and Adhai din ka Jhonpra in Ajmer. He also began the construction of Qutub Minar, in honor of the famous Sufi Saint, Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
Shamsuddin Iltutmish was the slave of Qutubuddin Aibak and occupied the throne of Delhi in 1211 AD after deposing Aram Bakhsh.
Alauddin introduced the system of Dagh (the branding of the horse) and Chehra (descriptive role of soldiers).