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Q1
(IAS/2003)
History & Culture › Medieval India › Delhi Sultanate dynasties
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Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was
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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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