Question : The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was:
Option 1: Iltutmish
Option 2: Balban
Option 3: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Option 4: Alauddin Khalji
Correct Answer: Iltutmish
Solution : The correct option is Iltutmish.
Iltutmish was the first Sultan to solicit and receive letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa). From 1206 until 1290, he was the third emperor of the Slave dynasty, which controlled Delhi. In 1229 AD, he acquired the letters from the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir.
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