The statement that is false is (D) None of these, as all three statements (A, B, and C) are true about Balban. He suppressed the Chahalgani, adopted the ruthless ‘Iron and Blood’ policy to establish order, and centralized military power by establishing the department of Diwan-i-Arz.
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The correct option is (D) None of these, because statements (A), (B), and (C) are all historically accurate facts about Sultan Balban. Balban systematically suppressed the ‘Chahalgani’ (The Forty), the powerful Turkish nobility that threatened his authority (A). To restore the crown’s prestige and maintain strict law and order, he adopted the fearsome ‘Iron and Blood’ policy (B). Crucially, he established the central military department, ‘Diwan-i-Arz’, under the Ariz-i-Mumalik, creating a strong army independent of the nobles (C).