Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following chroniclers wrote about Raziyya and recognised that she was more able and qualified than all her brothers?

Options:

Ibn Battuta

Amir Khusrau

Minhaj-i-Siraj

Zia-ud-din Barani

Correct Answer:

Minhaj-i-Siraj

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Minhaj-i-Siraj

The chronicler who wrote about Raziyya and recognised that she was more able and qualified than all her brothers was Minhaj-i-Siraj.

Minhaj-i-Siraj was a Persian historian who lived in the 13th century. He is the author of the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, which is a chronicle of the Delhi Sultanate.

In the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, Minhaj-i-Siraj praises Raziyya for her intelligence, courage, and administrative skills. He writes that she was "a wise and intelligent woman" and that she "was more capable than all her brothers."

Minhaj-i-Siraj's account of Raziyya is one of the few sources that we have about her life and reign. It is an important source for our understanding of this remarkable woman who ruled over the Delhi Sultanate for four years.