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QWhat was the primary reason for the rise of the Delhi Sultanate?

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  • A The spread of Islam in the Indian subcontinent ✔ ✖
  • B The influx of nomadic Turkic peoples from Central Asia ✔ ✖
  • C The decline of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms in South Asia ✔ ✖
  • D The expansionist policies of the Ghurid Sultan Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori ✔ ✖
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Explanation: The rise of the Delhi Sultanate in India was primarily due to the influx of nomadic Turkic peoples from Central Asia, who migrated to Muslim lands and became Islamicized. Many of the Turkic Mamluk slaves eventually rose up to become rulers, and conquered large parts of the Muslim world, establishing Mamluk Sultanates from Egypt to present-day Afghanistan, before turning their attention to the Indian subcontinent

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