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Delhi Sultanate
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Q15. Historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because:

Historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because:

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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations

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Ziauddin Barani, the orthodox contemporary historian and chronicler of the Delhi Sultanate, considered the Sultanate state to be secular in practice rather than truly Islamic because the Sultans formulated pragmatic secular state regulations ('Zawabit') to administer the empire rather than relying strictly on the Sharia.

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Examination & YearUPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2002 (Q15)
Paper & Marking SchemeGS Paper I • 2 Marks (-0.66 Negative for incorrect response)
Syllabus Subject & TopicMedieval History → Delhi Sultanate
Official Answer KeyOption (C) — Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations

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The official UPSC answer key for this 2002 Medieval History (Delhi Sultanate) question is Option (C): "Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations". Correct attempts carry 2 Marks with -0.66 Negative penalty for wrong answers.

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