ICSE Solutions for Class 9 History and Civics – The Delhi Sultanate ICSE Solutions for Class 9 History and Civics – The Delhi Sultanate EXERCISES Question 1. Who laid the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate? Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak laid the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate. Question 2. Name any two Inscriptions to reconstruct the age of the Delhi Sultanate. Answer: The Pehowa Inscription, Sarban Inscription. Question 3. Mention any two ways in which Inscriptions may be used for reconstructing the history of the Delhi Sultanate. Answer: Inscriptions — These are valuable supplements and not the sole sources of information on the Delhi Sultanate. The inscriptions are found on coins, monuments, milestones and tombstones. Some of the inscriptions are in Sanskrit, some in Arabic and some in both the languages. For example, the first coin issued by Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji bears both Arabic and Sanskrit inscriptions. Similarly, the famous traveller Ibn B