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In which century was the earliest building to house the tomb of Khwaj…

In which century was the earliest building to house the tomb of Khwaja Muinuddin at Ajmer funded by Sultan Ghiyasuddin Khalji of Malwa?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Late fifteenth century

Muhammad bin Tughlaq (ruled 1324-51) was the first Sultan to visit, but the earliest building over the tomb came only in the late fifteenth century, funded by Ghiyasuddin Khalji of Malwa.

NCERT (2026-27): “7.2 Chishti devotionalism: ziyarat and qawwali …
The earliest textual references to Khwaja Muinuddin’s dargah date to the fourteenth century. It was evidently popular because of the austerity and piety of its Shaikh, the greatness of his spiritual successors, and the patronage of royal visitors. Muhammad bin Tughlaq (ruled, 1324-51) was the”

“first Sultan to visit the shrine, but the earliest construction to house the tomb was funded in the late fifteenth century by Sultan Ghiyasuddin Khalji of Malwa. Since the shrine was located on the trade route linking Delhi and Gujarat, it attracted a lot of travellers.”