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In the reference of the Delhi Sultanate, what was the 'Group of Forty'?
A
They were forty banjara leaders who transferred military supplies in times of war.
B
They were a powerful faction of forty Turkic slave nobles who wielded immense power during the Slave dynasty.
C
They were forty Rajput nobles who planned a coup to dethrone Qutb ud Din Aibak in 1210.
D
They were forty military archers who distinguished themselves by their bravery in the Delhi Sultanate.
Explanation
The 'Chahalgani' or 'Group of Forty' was an elite inner council of forty Turkic slave nobles originally established by Iltutmish to administer the Delhi Sultanate, though they later notoriously became kingmakers.
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