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Q1 (IAS/2003) History & Culture › Medieval India › Delhi Sultanate dynasties Answer Verified

Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was

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An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi

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A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled form the country

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The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi

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A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to his tribe.

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Your answer: — · Correct: A

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Alam Khan is identified in historical accounts as an uncle of Sultan Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender who sought to depose his nephew. He joined disaffected nobles in inviting Babur to intervene; contemporary narratives name Daulat Khan Lodi (Governor of Punjab) and Rana Sanga as co-inviters, and record that Daulat Khan sent an embassy pleading for Babur’s intervention [1]. Specific references identify Alam (often called Alam Khan or Ala-ud-din) as Ibrahim’s uncle and a claimant who hoped to exploit Babur’s intervention to settle his dispute over the Delhi throne. Therefore the correct choice is (1): an uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi.

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[1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > 14.1 Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur (1526-1530) > p. 200

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