After near five centuries long Rajput's rule over the expanse of
Delhi was ended ,the city was ruled as part of Mohammad Ghori's
Sultanate.After Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in the second battle of
Tarain, Mohammad Ghori's most successful general and one of his closest
adviser's Qutbuddin Aibak was appointed as the Governor of Delhi,much
like the practice of British in appointing the Viceroy's in India.
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| Qutbuddin Aibak |
That
was also a major transformation in the History of Delhi becoming a city
of rulers from just a mere outpost of a kingdom.A Turkish slave
Qutbuddin Aibak was specifically selected from Military training and
combat tactics at a tender age by the state.He was chosen among those
several campaign's to expand Ghori's empire.Defeating the mighty rulers
of Ghaznavi and stretching their territory from Kermanshah now in the
west of present day Iran to Afghanistan in the North and to the parts of
India in the East.Qutbuddin Aibak gradually rose to the rank of general
and became one of the most trusted nobles of sultan Ghori.Qutbuddin Aibak also extended his power by matrimonial alliances,he married his daughter Razia to iltutmish,which has later on succeded Aibak.
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| Qutub Minar |
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Qutub
Minar is,undoubtedly, one of the most spectacular and historical site
associated with Qutbuddin Aibak and his rule.The construction of this
building began in 1200 A.D,eight years after his victorious battle of
tarain.Aibak was not long to see the Minar completed and he died a soft death,while
playing polo he fell of his horse.The Minar was eventually completed in
the year 1220 A.D. by his successor iltutmish.
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| tomb of Qutbudin Aibak |
The five storey red sand stone minar now standing nearly 73 metres of 240 feet height and built on the pattern of ghazni,it remains one of the most spectacular buildings dating to medieval era.Qutub Minar rises like a flower and becomes more slanders as it rises from its apex.
The minar
has also stood by the test of time and elements.lightning has damaged
the
topmost storey of minar in the year 1368 century which was rebuilt by
Firozshah Tuglaq.In the year 1505,it suffered another Joult ,this time
it was a earthquake.on September 1,1803 another major earthquake caused a
serious damage.25 years later British army officer Major Robert Smith
renovated the tower and installed a dome over the fifth storey but the
dome was taken down in the year 1848 under the instructions of Harding
which was then the Governor general of India.It was reinstalled at
ground level to the East of Qutub Minar,it stills remains there known as
"Smith's folly".
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| smith's folly |
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Neighboring Qutub Minar Mehroli emerged as the
chief city of his dream and effective capital as he ruled from
"kasbe-safed".Lying between Aravali and Kila Ria Pithora Mehroli is a
Busy settlement even today.
After Qutbuddin Aibak's demise in the
year 1211 his general iltutmish,described as an able administrator ,was
the first sovereign to have exercised independent power in the city of
Delhi.Under his patronage,cultural life of Delhi grew and flourished.The
city became the seat of a pwerful creative government giving way and
patronage to the development of the Indo-Islamic architecture.
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| shamsuddin iltutmish |
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| coins issued by Qutbuddin Aibak |
Another
Important remnant of the iltutmish's era is Sulttan ghadi tomb,the
first Muslim musoloem in India after the death of his eldest son Prince
Nasirrudin Mahmood,lying in the ruins and jungles of the Vasantkunj in
southwestern Delhi,the tomb is visited by few and far between.After
ruling Delhi for more than 25 years,iltutmish died in the year 1236.
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| Tomb of Iltutmish |
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