In India, many rulers have recorded their names in history with their greatness, while many rulers were so cruel that stories of their cruelty are famous even today.There was a ruler among them in the medieval periodWhose name was BalvanBalvan was once a slave of IltumishWho became such a cruel ruler that even his courtiers could not muster the courage to speak to him.
This is how Balban had acquired the throne of Delhi Sultanate
When Iltutmish was ruling the throne of Delhi, Balban used to be his slaveWhich Iltutmish Bought in Delhi after conquering Gwalior in 1233 Iltutmish kept this slave in his 40 of confidants ‘Chalisa Dal’ Later, by suppressing this Chalisa Dal, Balban sat on the throne of Sultan Iltutmish of Delhi Sultanate..
The person coming to the court had to do this work
Balban used to treat those who came to his court in a special wayIn fact, whoever came to the court had to follow the new methods made by BalbanHe adopted these methods as the old Iranian rulers–Were made in similar waysIn such a situation, the rule for those coming to his court was that whoever came there should bow his head and sit on his knees and kiss the feet of the SultanThis practice was called sajdah or pabos, Which every person attending the court had to follow.
He used to do this work to scare people
Balban wanted to scare people with his name itself, Besides, he also wanted to establish the glory of the kingsIn such a situation, the longer the beard he had, the longer he wore the crown, Due to which people used to get scared as soon as they saw him.
The limits of cruelty were crossed
Balban had crossed the limits of cruelty during his reignHe his 40 Came to power by killing his colleaguesOnce upon a time In 1279 , Subedar Tughril Khan of Bengal rebelled and issued coins in his own nameEnraged by this, Balban not only went there and suppressed that rebellion, Rather, it is said that he hanged the murdered people from poles on the roadside and even drove nails into their heads.
So that the fear of his name spreads among the people and no one can muster the courage to rebelHis aggressive policy of governance was called the policy of blood and iron.
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