Qutb ud din Aibak

Qutb ud din Aibak
Military general of Muhammad Ghor.
1st Delhi Sultan.
Founder of Mamluk / slave dynasty.

With his talent, Qutb ud din rose from the humble position of a slave to the sultan of Delhi. As most of the early Delhi Sultans were slaves, the dynasty came to be called as Slave dynasty / Mamleuk Dynasty.

During his early days Qutb ud din Aibak was a slave of a Qazi. Later he became a slave of Muhammad of Ghor.

Qutb ud din Aibak participated in 2^nd battle of Tarain / sthaneshwar and battle of Chandawar.

When Ghor was busy with battles, Aibak looked after the administrative affairs of his Indian kingdom.

1192 A.D. Qutb ud din Aibak suppressed the revolts at Ajmeer and Meerut.

1192 A.D. Aibak participated in 2nd battle of Tarain / Sthaneshwar. 

1194 A.D. Suppressed the revolt at Ajmeer.

1194 A.D. Participated in battle of Chandawar.

1197 A.D. defeated Bhimadeva, ruler of Gujarath.

1202 A.D. Occupied fort of Kalinjar.

Qutb ud din Aibak strengthened his position with matrimonial affairs.

Qutb ud din Aibak married the daughter of Taj ud din yulduz, Ghor’s governor of the place Ghazni.

Qutb ud din Aibak gave his sister in marriage to Nasiruddin Qabacha, governor of Punjab.

Qutb ud din Aibak gave his daughter in marriage to his military general Iltutmish. 

Aibak shifted capital from Lahore to Delhi.

Aibak’s title was ‘Lakh Baksh’, means giver / donor of lakhs.

Aibak occupied Ghazni by defeating Taj ud din Yulduz. After sometime Yulduz drove away Aibak from Ghazni.

Aibak suppressed the revolt of Alimardan. Iqtiyar ud din Muhammad was the governor of Bengal. After the death of Iqtiyar ud din Muhammad, Alimardan revolted in Bengal.After suppressing the revolt Muhammad Sheran was appointed as the governor of Bengal.

Qutb ud din Aibak started the construction of Qutb Minar. Actually he started it in the honour of a sufi guru Qutb ud din Bhakthiyar Kaki. Qutb Minar is also called Minar – e – Shamsi.

Aibak constructed Quvvat ul Islam mosque in Delhi.

Aibak constructed Adai din ka jopra in Ajmeer.

Court poets of Qutb ud din Aibak: Hasan Nizami and Fakhruddin.

Qutb ud din Aibak died accidentally while playing polo / Chougan.

 

Iqtiyar ud din Muhammad was one of Aibak’s military generals.
Qutb ud din Aibak was succeeded by Aram Baksh.