"Thus to Ala-ud-din belongs the credit of being the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi to bring the church under the control of the state and to usher in factors that might make the state secular in theory." Who wrote these words?
- AWolseley Haig
- BK. S. Lal
- CA. L. Srivastava
- DZia-ud-din Barani
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) A. L. Srivastava
Explanation
A.L. Srivastava, in his book The Sultanate of Delhi (711– 1526 A.D.), wrote about Alauddin Khilji: “Alauddin was the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi who was credited with bringing religion under the control of the state and introducing such elements which, in theory, made the state secular.”