Historical Figure

Qutb ud-Din Aibak

Ghurid general and Sultan of Delhi from 1206 to 1210

Born: 1150 CE · Died: 1210 CE

About Qutb ud-Din Aibak

Qutb ud-Din Aibak was a Turkic general of the Ghurid emperor Muhammad Ghori. He was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's assassination in 1206, he established his own independent rule in Lahore, and laid the foundations for the Sultanate of Delhi.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire1206 CE – 1526 CE

Delhi Sultanate

Five successive Islamic dynasties ruled northern India from Delhi for 320 years, building monuments like the Qutb Minar, introducing Persian court culture, and — crucially — repelling multiple Mongol invasions that devastated Central Asia and the Middle East.