Which of the following Sultans of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh (giver of Lakhs) ?

Options

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
D. Qutubaddin Aibak

Answer

D

Explanation

Qutubudin Aibak was the founder of Muslim rule in Indiaand an able general of Muhammad Ghori. In1193, after conquering Delhi, Muhammad Ghori returned to Khorāsān and left the consolidation of the Ghūrid conquests in northwest India to Quṭb. Qutb-ud-din Aibak gave large sums of money in charity, thus earning the name LAKH BAKSH or giver of lakhs.