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Q: --------introduced the famous Persian festival of ‘Nauroz’.
  • A. Nasiruddin Mahmud
  • B. Ghiyasuddin Balban
  • C. Shamsuddin Kayumars
  • D. Bughra Khan
Correct Answer: Option B - Nauroz is the Iranian and Persian New Year. It is the first day of spring season. This festival was introduced by Ghiyas-ud-din Balban in India. To prove his superiority over the nobles, Balban introduced strict courtly etiquette and new customs and traditions such as Sijda (prostration before the monarch), Paibos (kissing the feet of the monarch), and Nauroz (Persian New Year).
B. Nauroz is the Iranian and Persian New Year. It is the first day of spring season. This festival was introduced by Ghiyas-ud-din Balban in India. To prove his superiority over the nobles, Balban introduced strict courtly etiquette and new customs and traditions such as Sijda (prostration before the monarch), Paibos (kissing the feet of the monarch), and Nauroz (Persian New Year).

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Nauroz is the Iranian and Persian New Year. It is the first day of spring season. This festival was introduced by Ghiyas-ud-din Balban in India. To prove his superiority over the nobles, Balban introduced strict courtly etiquette and new customs and traditions such as Sijda (prostration before the monarch), Paibos (kissing the feet of the monarch), and Nauroz (Persian New Year).