Qutb al-Din Aibak

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Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.

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Qutb al-Din Aibak canonical 12
Qutb-ud-din Aibak 9
Qutb al-Din Aibak as his viceroy in India 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former slave
founder of dynasty
historical figure
military commander
sultan
allegiance Ghurid Empire
alsoKnownAs Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak

Qutubuddin Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
architecturalLegacy early Indo-Islamic architecture in Delhi
associatedWith Ghurid conquests in India
Mamluk (Slave) dynasty
birthPlace Ghurid territories in Central Asia
burialPlace Lahore
capital Delhi
causeOfDeath fall from a horse while playing polo
commissioned Qutub Minar
linked to: Qutb Minar

Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi
countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
deathDate 1210
deathPlace Lahore
dynastyFounded Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Slave dynasty of Delhi
ethnicity Turkic
governmentForm sultanate
historicalPeriod 13th century
early Delhi Sultanate
languageOfRecord Persian
mannerOfDeath accidental death
militaryRank commander
name Qutb al-Din Aibak
notableFor being a former slave who became sultan
founding the Delhi Sultanate’s Mamluk dynasty
notableWork initiation of Qutub Minar construction
positionHeld Sultan of Delhi
slave-commander under Muhammad of Ghor
viceroy of northern India for the Ghurids
predecessor Muhammad of Ghor
regionOfActivity Delhi
Lahore
Northern India
linked to: northern India
reignEnd 1210
reignStart 1206
religion Islam
religiousBranch Sunni Islam
successor Aram Shah
title Malik
Sultan

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Delhi Sultanate firstRuler Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb Minar builtBy Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb Minar namedAfter Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak name Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak alsoKnownAs Qutubuddin Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak alsoKnownAs Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Iltutmish predecessor Qutb al-Din Aibak
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi foundedBy Qutb al-Din Aibak
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi firstRuler Qutb al-Din Aibak
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi notableRuler Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb complex builtBy Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb complex namedAfter Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque builder Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque patron Qutb-ud-din Aibak
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Turkic nobility of Delhi supportedRuler Qutb al-Din Aibak
Sultan of Delhi firstHolder Qutb al-Din Aibak
Muhammad of Ghor employer Qutb al-Din Aibak
Muhammad of Ghor appointed Qutb al-Din Aibak as his viceroy in India
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Aram Shah predecessor Qutb al-Din Aibak
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque builder Qutb-ud-din Aibak
subject linked to: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque patron Qutb-ud-din Aibak
subject linked to: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi
linked to: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Ghulam dynasty of Delhi foundedBy Qutb al-Din Aibak
Ghulam dynasty of Delhi notableRuler Qutb al-Din Aibak