Qutb al-Din Aibak

Founded of the Mamluk Dynasty (1150-1210) · Politicians · Died at 60

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He was sold into slavery as a child in Turkestan, learned archery in a Persian courtyard, and died the sultan who laid the groundwork for three centuries of Muslim rule over northern India.

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1210Died4 November 12101200“Qutbuddin Aibak's conquests (c. 1200-10) included Gwalior, parts of Bundelkhand, Ajmer, Ranthambhor, Anhilwara as well as parts of U.P. and Malwa.”In their wordsOctober 1200Lal, K. S. (1999). Theory and practice of Muslim state in India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. Chapter 7Read the whole statement

1195“In 1195 when Raja Bhim was attacked by Aibak 20,000 slaves were captured, and 50,000 at Kalinjar in 1202.”In their wordsHasan Nizami, Taj-u-Maasir, E.D., II, 231. Farishtah, I, 62. quoted from Lal, K. S. (1994). Muslim slave system in medieval India. NewRead the whole statement

“The congregational mosque at Delhi named, purposefully, as the Masjid Quwwatul Islam (Might of Islam), was commenced by Aibak in 592/1195 within two years of its conquest.”In their wordsLal, K. S. (1994). Muslim slave system in medieval India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. Chapter 8 (quoting A.B.M. Habibullah, The FoundationRead the whole statement

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Qutbuddin Aibak's conquests (c. 1200-10) included Gwalior, parts of Bundelkhand, Ajmer, Ranthambhor, Anhilwara as well as parts of U.P. and Malwa.
Oct 1200, Lal, K. S. (1999). Theory and practice of Muslim state in India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. Chapter 7, Own words
In 1195 when Raja Bhim was attacked by Aibak 20,000 slaves were captured, and 50,000 at Kalinjar in 1202.
1195, Hasan Nizami, Taj-u-Maasir, E.D., II, 231. Farishtah, I, 62. quoted from Lal, K. S. (1994). Muslim slave system in medieval India. New, Own words
The congregational mosque at Delhi named, purposefully, as the Masjid Quwwatul Islam (Might of Islam), was commenced by Aibak in 592/1195 within two years of its conquest.
1195, Lal, K. S. (1994). Muslim slave system in medieval India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. Chapter 8 (quoting A.B.M. Habibullah, The Foundation, Own words

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Qutb al-Din Aibak was born in Turkestan in 1150 and sold into slavery young, passing from a qazi in Nishapur - where he trained in archery and horsemanship - to Muhammad Ghori in Ghazni, under whom he rose to oversee the royal stables. Captured during the Khwarazmian-Ghurid wars and later released, he earned Ghori's favor and was placed in command of Indian territories after the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, from which he expanded Ghurid reach by raiding the Chahamana, Gahadavala, Chaulukya, and Chandela kingdoms. When Ghori was assassinated in March 1206, Aibak fought the rival slave-general Taj al-Din Yildiz, pushed as far as Ghazni, then pulled back to establish his capital at Lahore under nominal allegiance to Ghori's successor. He died on 4 November 1210; his son-in-law Iltutmish inherited the patchwork and forged it into the Delhi Sultanate. The Qutb Minar and the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra remain his commissioned monuments.

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