| Names |
Shams-ud-din ILTUTMISH |
| Date of
Birth |
Date not known |
| Date of
Death |
April 30, 1236 |
| Identity |
Founder of the
Delhi Sultanate |
| General |
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He reigned from 1211 to1236.
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He was the third ruler of the Slave dynasty.
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He conquered Multan and Bengal from contesting rulers, and
Ranathambhore and Siwalik from the Hindu rulers.
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He instituted many changes to the Sultanate, reorganising the
monetary system and the nobility as well as the
distribution of grounds and fiefs, and erected many buildings,
including Mosques, Khanqas (Monasteries), Dargahs (Graves) and a
Hauz (reservoir) for pilgrims.
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He started his life as a slave but married the
daughter of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, his master, whom
he succeeded in 1211.
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