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GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the followings about ‘Qutubuddin Aibaq’ :

1. Founder of Syyed Dynasty

2. Laid foundation for Char Minar

3. Built ‘ Quwwat-ul-Islam’, ‘Adhai Din Ka Jhonpara’ mosques

4. Died while playing Chaugan(Polo)

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation:
  • Qutubuddin Aibak, a ruler of medieval India, was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and also the founder of the Slave dynasty.
  • He crowned himself the Sultan of Delhi in 1206, when Muhammad Ghori was killed in the battlefield. Despite the rebellions by nobles like Taj-ud-din Ildiz and Nasir-ud-din Qubachah, he strengthened the administrative system.
  • Though Qutb-ud-din Aibak started the construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutub Minar, which were among the earliest Muslim monuments in Delhi, he couldn't complete them.
  • This mosque was built by destroying the Hindu temple, which was built by Prithvi Raj. In 1210, Qutb-ud-din Aibak died in an accident while he was playing polo. He fell from the horseback and was severely injured. He was buried in Lahore near the Anarkali bazaar.
  • He was succeeded by Iltutmish, another slave who rose to the level of a Sultan, thus extending the Slave Dynasty.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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