Question: The Sultan who built a new town called Siri?
Options:
(a) Balban
(b) Aibak
(c) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
🔑 Key Points
🏰 Siri Town:
→ The Sultan who built a new town called Siri was Ala-ud-din Khilji.
→ Alauddin Khilji, the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in India, constructed the garrison town of Siri in early 14th century Delhi.
→ The town was designed as a fortified city with high walls and gates to house the soldiers of his army.
→ Siri was strategically located near the Qutub Minar and the Hauz-i-Khas reservoir, providing a constant water supply to soldiers and horses.
→ Siri became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate during Alauddin Khilji's reign and remained an important center of power for decades.
🏰 Siri Town:
→ The Sultan who built a new town called Siri was Ala-ud-din Khilji.
→ Alauddin Khilji, the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in India, constructed the garrison town of Siri in early 14th century Delhi.
→ The town was designed as a fortified city with high walls and gates to house the soldiers of his army.
→ Siri was strategically located near the Qutub Minar and the Hauz-i-Khas reservoir, providing a constant water supply to soldiers and horses.
→ Siri became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate during Alauddin Khilji's reign and remained an important center of power for decades.
📍 Important Points
→ Alauddin Khilji’s construction of Siri was part of his military reforms to increase the efficiency of his army.