Previous Year Question
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Gulbadan Begum — Daughter of Babur
Iltutmish — Father of Razia
Hamida Banu Begum — Wife of Allauddin Khilji
Shah Turkan — Wife of Iltutmish
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur. She was the sister of Humayun and aunt of Akbar. She wrote the famous Humayun Nama, an important source for studying the early Mughal royal family and the life of Humayun.
Therefore, Gulbadan Begum — Daughter of Babur is correctly matched.
Iltutmish was the father of Razia. Iltutmish considered Razia more capable of ruling than his sons and expressed his desire to make her his successor. After the death of Iltutmish, Ruknuddin Firuz initially occupied the throne, but Razia subsequently became the Sultan of Delhi.
Therefore, Iltutmish — Father of Razia is also correctly matched.
Hamida Banu Begum was not the wife of Alauddin Khilji. She married Mughal Emperor Humayun in 1541 CE. She was the mother of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who was born at Amarkot in 1542 CE.
Alauddin Khilji ruled approximately two and a half centuries before the period of Hamida Banu Begum. Therefore, associating the two as husband and wife is historically incorrect.
Shah Turkan was a wife of Iltutmish and the mother of Ruknuddin Firuz. After the death of Iltutmish, Shah Turkan acquired considerable political influence during the reign of Ruknuddin.