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Title |
QUTUB-UD-DIN AIBAK |
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Date of Birth |
1150 (Date n/a) |
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Date of Death |
1210 (Date n/a) |
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General |
- Founder of Mamluk dynasty.
- First Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1210).
- In his childhood, he was sold as a slave, though he was
lucky to have a good brinding up by his masters.
- Finally he was purchased by the ruler of Ghor in central
Afghanistan, Sultan Muhammad Ghori.
- He gradually rose to the rank of a Commander and became
a trusted slave of Sultan Ghori.
- He executed the conquests of northern India which
helped Ghori to consolidate his position there.
- Subsequently, he was given the independent charge of the
conquests in India.
- After the death of Mohammad Ghori, he crowned himself as
the Sultan of Delhi in 1206.
- He started the construction of Qutub Minar in Delhi but
could not complete it before his death; later it was
completed by his successor, Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
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Events |
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Jun 25, 1206: |
He was coronated on this
day at Lahore. |
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