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Q. The Bukhara, Samarqand and Baghdad were mainly associated with?

[A] Trade centres

[B] Mining zones

[C] Pilgrimage centres

[D] Paleolithic sites

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (1210-36) of Turkish extraction was a slave of Qutbud-din Aibak. Many of his elite slaves were also of Turkish and Mongol ancestry.

They were brought to Delhi by merchants from trade centres like Bukhara, Samarqand and Baghdad.

Source: NCERT

Q. The Bukhara, Samarqand and Baghdad were mainly associated with?

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