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The famous Sufi saint of the Chisti order who famously refused to accept any royal grants from the Delhi Sultans and lived in poverty in Ghiyaspur was:

A. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
B. Baba Farid
C. Nizamuddin Auliya✓ Correct Answer
D. Salim Chishti

💡 Solution & Explanation

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya was a prominent Chishti Sufi saint in Delhi who famously refused royal patronage and lived an austere life supported entirely by unsolicited gifts. Other saints like Moinuddin Chishti settled in Ajmer and Baba Farid preached in Punjab. Sufism and Bhakti-Sufi traditions are core topics in medieval Indian history questions.

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