Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Medieval History

Question:

Amir Khusrau was the poet in the court of which Sultan?

Options:

Balban

Babur

Iltutmish

Allauddin Khalji

Correct Answer:

Allauddin Khalji

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Allauddin Khalji

Amir Khusro was the court poet of Alauddin Khilji 1235–1325. Amir Khusro is known as the father of Urdu literature, the father of Qawwali, the voice of India and the parrot-e-Hind, etc.

Amir Khusrau was a renowned poet, musician, and scholar who flourished during the Delhi Sultanate period in India. He served in the courts of several Sultans, but he is most famously associated with the court of Sultan Alauddin Khalji. Khusrau's literary and musical talents found patronage and appreciation in Alauddin Khalji's court, where he composed many of his famous works and became one of the most celebrated poets of his time.