Qutb ud-din aibak

Main article: The Built as a Victory Tower, to celebrate the victory of The Inscriptions also indicate further repairs by Sultan After an accident involving school children, entry to the Qutub Minar is closed to public since 1981, while Qutub archaeological area remains open for public. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque [ ] Of the site selected by Aibak for the construction of a mosque, elbut-khana, but after that event it was used as a mosque'. The mosque is one of the earliest extant mosques in India. The original dimensions of the mosque had a courtyard measuring 43m (141ft) by 33m (108ft). The prayer hall, located on the west measures 45m (148ft) by 12m (39ft). The mosque has grey colonnades made of greystone with three bays in east and two bays deep on the north and the south. Extensions were made to the mosque during 1296 when its dimensions in north and south were extended by 35m (115ft). The famous iron pillar is located on the stone pavement in front of it, while The mosque is built on a raised and paved courtyard, measuring 141ft (43m). X 105ft (32m), surrounded by pillared [ citation needed] The mosque is in ruins today but indigenous Iron pillar [ ] The iron pillar is one of the world's foremost metallurgical curiosities. The pillar, 7.21-metre high and weighing more than six tonnes, was originally erected by The estimated weight of the decorative bell of the pillar is 646kg while the main body weighs 5,865kg, thus making the entire pillar weigh 6,511kg. Vishnudhvaja, sta...

Qutb-ud-din Aybak (Persian / Urdu: قطب الدین ایبک) was a Turkic ruler of medieval Ghulam dynasty). He served as sultan for only four years, from 1206 to 1210, but had more or less run Muhammad of Ghor's Indian territory since the conquest of Delhi in 1193. Before he died, Aybak had started to build the Qutub complex, which remains as a permanent architectural legacy. This fused The Muslim presence in India would see Hindu-Muslim conflict, violence and persecution of one community by the other—depending on who exercised power at the time. Yet, it would also see a meeting, mixing, and mingling of ideas, Early years Qutb-ud-din was born somewhere in Central Asia; he was of Turkic descent. While still a child he was captured and sold as a slave (ghulam). He was purchased by the chief Qazi of Nishapur, a town in the province of Khorasan in northeastern Career Starting with his native Ghor, an Aimak principality, Muhammad Ghori managed to establish control over most of present-day Qutb-ud-din rose through the ranks to become Sultan Ghori's most trusted general responsible for much of the territorial expansion. Founding of the Delhi Sultanate Muhammad Ghori established the first real Muslim state in North India. Upon Sultan Ghori's death in 1206, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, after a brief power struggle, emerged as ruler of the empire in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India; Ghori's Central Asian possessions had been captured by the . Keay describes Aybak as Muhammad's "likeliest succ...

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Before Qutb al-Din Aibak was the first sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, he was a Turkic military slave and a general in the army of the Ghurid dynasty of Afghanistan. He played an important role in conquering Delhi in 1192, as part of the territorial ambitions of the eleventh century Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghuri. As the Ghurid administrator in Delhi, Aibak oversaw the building of congregational mosques, including the Qutb mosque. The mosque is believed to have been built quickly as a matter of necessity—not only would the Ghurid forces have needed a place to pray, but a mosque was crucial for the proclamation of the name of the ruler during the weekly congregational prayer. In this context, such proclamations would have affirmed the legitimacy of Muhammad’s Ghuri’s right to rule. Qutb al-Din Aibak had come to India from Afghanistan and was familiar with its diverse architectural landscape. Afghanistan’s architecture in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries reflected both its pre-Islamic and Islamic history, as well as cultural exchange with Central Asia and India. Historians also describe the court of the Delhi Sultanate as Persianized, because it made use of the Persian language, literature, and Perso-Islamic art and architecture. The architecture of the Delhi Sultanate is notable for its stylized decorative ornament which seamlessly incorporates features from Islamic artistic traditions such as arabesques (intertwining and scrolling vines), calligraphy, and geometric forms w...

History It's widely stated that Qutab-Ud-Din-Aibak, the first Islamic ruler of north India and founder of the Delhi Sultanate, commissioned the Qutub Minar when he came to power in the early 13th century. However, the monument's true origin and purpose have been the subject of much controversy among historians. This stems from the fact that the site where it's situated previously belonged to Hindu Rajput rulers. Raja Anangpal I of the Tomar dynasty established the fortified city of Lal Kot there in the 8th century. It's regarded as the first surviving city of Delhi. Numerous Hindu and Jain temples originally covered the place where the Qutub Minar stands. Early Muslim rulers partially destroyed them and converted them into Islamic structures, using materials from the razed temples in their mosques and other buildings. As a result, the structures (including the Qutub Minar), curiously have carvings of sacred Hindu motifs or gods on them. This has created ongoing debate as to whether Hindus or Muslims actually built the Qutub Minar. And, if Muslims did, who exactly? And why? According to common belief, the Qutub Minar was either a victory tower to mark the start of Muslim rule in India, or an Islamic minaret for muezzins to call the faithful to prayer at the mosque. Yet, researchers have multiple issues with these theories. They argue that the monument lacks appropriate inscriptions, it's too tall to have been built for call to prayer (the muezzin wouldn't be able to climb t...

Life Muhammad Ghori had no son and, therefore, he had distributed his vast empire among his nephew and faithful lieutenants Qutbuddin- Aibak as he was his most trusted lieutenant got his Indian possessions by his own choice. Muhammad’s nephew Ghiyas-ud-din succeed him at Ghur and his other two lieutenants such as Taj-ud-din Yeldoz and Nasir-ud-din Qabacha got the area from Afghanistan to upper Sindh and Uch and Multan respectively. After his death all of them became independent in their respective territories. ADVERTISEMENTS: Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who was the governor of Ghori’s Indian possessions became independent after his death and began his rule in 1206 A.D. in the title of Delhi Sultan. He has been regarded as the real founder of Turkish rule in India. Of course, Muhammad of Ghur had included the territories of India in his empire but his seat of power was not in India. He was the Sultan of Ghur and after his death, Qutb-ud-din had cut off his connections with Ghazni and Ghur. He was fully independent by the time he become the Sultan of Delhi. He, therefore, is rightly regarded as the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi. Slave Dynasty : It is said that the early three Sultans of Delhi were slaves in their early life. So they belonged to one dynasty called the slave dynasty. The early three rulers such as Qutbud-din-Aibak, Iltutmish and Balban were all slaves. But in fact neither they belonged to one dynasty nor was any of them a slave when they occupied the throne of Delhi. Q...

History It's widely stated that Qutab-Ud-Din-Aibak, the first Islamic ruler of north India and founder of the Delhi Sultanate, commissioned the Qutub Minar when he came to power in the early 13th century. However, the monument's true origin and purpose have been the subject of much controversy among historians. This stems from the fact that the site where it's situated previously belonged to Hindu Rajput rulers. Raja Anangpal I of the Tomar dynasty established the fortified city of Lal Kot there in the 8th century. It's regarded as the first surviving city of Delhi. Numerous Hindu and Jain temples originally covered the place where the Qutub Minar stands. Early Muslim rulers partially destroyed them and converted them into Islamic structures, using materials from the razed temples in their mosques and other buildings. As a result, the structures (including the Qutub Minar), curiously have carvings of sacred Hindu motifs or gods on them. This has created ongoing debate as to whether Hindus or Muslims actually built the Qutub Minar. And, if Muslims did, who exactly? And why? According to common belief, the Qutub Minar was either a victory tower to mark the start of Muslim rule in India, or an Islamic minaret for muezzins to call the faithful to prayer at the mosque. Yet, researchers have multiple issues with these theories. They argue that the monument lacks appropriate inscriptions, it's too tall to have been built for call to prayer (the muezzin wouldn't be able to climb t...

Main article: The Built as a Victory Tower, to celebrate the victory of The Inscriptions also indicate further repairs by Sultan After an accident involving school children, entry to the Qutub Minar is closed to public since 1981, while Qutub archaeological area remains open for public. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque [ ] Of the site selected by Aibak for the construction of a mosque, elbut-khana, but after that event it was used as a mosque'. The mosque is one of the earliest extant mosques in India. The original dimensions of the mosque had a courtyard measuring 43m (141ft) by 33m (108ft). The prayer hall, located on the west measures 45m (148ft) by 12m (39ft). The mosque has grey colonnades made of greystone with three bays in east and two bays deep on the north and the south. Extensions were made to the mosque during 1296 when its dimensions in north and south were extended by 35m (115ft). The famous iron pillar is located on the stone pavement in front of it, while The mosque is built on a raised and paved courtyard, measuring 141ft (43m). X 105ft (32m), surrounded by pillared [ citation needed] The mosque is in ruins today but indigenous Iron pillar [ ] The iron pillar is one of the world's foremost metallurgical curiosities. The pillar, 7.21-metre high and weighing more than six tonnes, was originally erected by The estimated weight of the decorative bell of the pillar is 646kg while the main body weighs 5,865kg, thus making the entire pillar weigh 6,511kg. Vishnudhvaja, sta...

Qutb-ud-din Aybak (Persian / Urdu: قطب الدین ایبک) was a Turkic ruler of medieval Ghulam dynasty). He served as sultan for only four years, from 1206 to 1210, but had more or less run Muhammad of Ghor's Indian territory since the conquest of Delhi in 1193. Before he died, Aybak had started to build the Qutub complex, which remains as a permanent architectural legacy. This fused The Muslim presence in India would see Hindu-Muslim conflict, violence and persecution of one community by the other—depending on who exercised power at the time. Yet, it would also see a meeting, mixing, and mingling of ideas, Early years Qutb-ud-din was born somewhere in Central Asia; he was of Turkic descent. While still a child he was captured and sold as a slave (ghulam). He was purchased by the chief Qazi of Nishapur, a town in the province of Khorasan in northeastern Career Starting with his native Ghor, an Aimak principality, Muhammad Ghori managed to establish control over most of present-day Qutb-ud-din rose through the ranks to become Sultan Ghori's most trusted general responsible for much of the territorial expansion. Founding of the Delhi Sultanate Muhammad Ghori established the first real Muslim state in North India. Upon Sultan Ghori's death in 1206, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, after a brief power struggle, emerged as ruler of the empire in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India; Ghori's Central Asian possessions had been captured by the . Keay describes Aybak as Muhammad's "likeliest succ...

Life Muhammad Ghori had no son and, therefore, he had distributed his vast empire among his nephew and faithful lieutenants Qutbuddin- Aibak as he was his most trusted lieutenant got his Indian possessions by his own choice. Muhammad’s nephew Ghiyas-ud-din succeed him at Ghur and his other two lieutenants such as Taj-ud-din Yeldoz and Nasir-ud-din Qabacha got the area from Afghanistan to upper Sindh and Uch and Multan respectively. After his death all of them became independent in their respective territories. ADVERTISEMENTS: Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who was the governor of Ghori’s Indian possessions became independent after his death and began his rule in 1206 A.D. in the title of Delhi Sultan. He has been regarded as the real founder of Turkish rule in India. Of course, Muhammad of Ghur had included the territories of India in his empire but his seat of power was not in India. He was the Sultan of Ghur and after his death, Qutb-ud-din had cut off his connections with Ghazni and Ghur. He was fully independent by the time he become the Sultan of Delhi. He, therefore, is rightly regarded as the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi. Slave Dynasty : It is said that the early three Sultans of Delhi were slaves in their early life. So they belonged to one dynasty called the slave dynasty. The early three rulers such as Qutbud-din-Aibak, Iltutmish and Balban were all slaves. But in fact neither they belonged to one dynasty nor was any of them a slave when they occupied the throne of Delhi. Q...