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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 32

Malik Kafur, also known as 'Hazar Dinari', was bought by whom?

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  3. Nusrat Khan
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) Nusrat Khan

Explanation

Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan purchased Kafur at Cambay for 1,000 dinars, hence 'Hazar Dinari'.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: Kafur was presented to Alauddin after being bought by Nusrat Khan.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: much later; unrelated.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: Nusrat Khan bought him for 1,000 dinars during the Gujarat campaign (1299).

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: only Nusrat Khan bought him.