Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the Turkic Emperor of North India, ruled as an emperor for only four years, from 1206 to 1210 but died accidentally in 1210 playing polo.

* Qutb-ud-din Aibak, first Muslim ruler of Delhi

The mausoleum of Qutb-ud-din Aybak | Qutub ud Din Aibak in Anarkali, Lahore, Pakistan.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a former slave ( Mamluk ) of Muhammad of Ghor, was the first sultan of Delhi and his dynasty managed to conquer large areas of northern India.

The mausoleum of Qutb-ud-din Aybak | Qutub ud Din Aibak in Anarkali, Lahore, Pakistan.

* Qutb-ud-din Aibak ( 1206 – 1210 ), appointed Naib us Sultanat by Muhammad of Ghor, first Muslim Sultan of India, ruled with Delhi as capital

In 1194 AD, Qutb-ud-din Aibak marched from Delhi to Kol, which was " one of the most celebrated fortresses of Hind ".

The construction of Qutb Minar was intended as a Victory Tower, to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori over Rajput king, Prithviraj Chauhan, in 1192 AD, by his then viceroy, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of Mamluk dynasty.

In all, Islamic fanatic ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak destroyed 27 Hindu and jain temples and reused the building materials for construction of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutub Minar according to a Persian inscription still on the inner eastern gateway

Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque ( Might of Islam ) ( also known as the Qutb Mosque or the Great Mosque of Delhi ) was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, founder of the Mamluk or Slave dynasty.

It was at this occasion that Shahabuddin Ghori bestowed upon Qutb-ud-din the title of Aibak, meaning " Axis of the Faith ".

He was a slave of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and later became his son-in-law and close lieutenant.

In 1210, Qutb-ud-din Aibak died.

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In 1206, the Emperor Ghauri appointed Qutb-ud-din Aibak as his Naib us Sultanat in India at a grand darbar ( reception ) at Lahore, which was attended by a large majority of the nobles and dignitaries of his vast empire.

It was at this occasion that Ghauri bestowed upon Qutb-ud-din the title of Aibak.

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This was demolished by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

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Ali Mardan, a Khalji noble, who had been appointed Governor of Lakhnauti by Qutb-ud-din in 1206, had thrown off his allegiance to Delhi after his death and styled himself Sultan Ala-ud-din.

Qutb-ud-din, at the age of 18, was originally appointed regent to his younger six-year old brother, the king.

* Qutb-ud-din Aybak, a Turkish mameluke from Central Asia proclaims the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

In 1206, the Mamluk commander of the Muslim forces in the Indian subcontinent, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, proclaimed himself Sultan, becoming in effect the first independent Sultan-e-Hind.

The architectural legacy of the dynasty includes the Qutb Minar by Qutb-ud-din Aybak in Mehrauli, the Mausoleum of Prince Nasiru'd-Din Mahmud, eldest son of Iltumish, known as Sultan Ghari near Vasant Kunj, the first Islamic Mausoleum ( tomb ) built in 1231, and Balban's tomb, also in Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

During the 12th century, Muhammad of Ghori's advancing forces captured Ghazni, Multan, Sindh, Lahore, and Delhi, and one of his generals Qutb-ud-din Aybak proclaimed himself Sultan of Delhi and established the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, was its capture by Qutb-ud-din Aybak in 1196, after which it became a very important post on the northern frontier of the Delhi empire.

The first authentic historical event connected with it, however, was its capture by Qutb-ud-din Aybak in 1196, after which it became a very important post on the northern frontier of the Delhi empire.

Historical records compiled by Muslim historian Maulana Hakim Saiyid Abdul Hai attest to the iconoclasm of Qutb-ud-din Aybak.

The region remained under the influence of Muslim rulers, such as Qutb-ud-din Aybak and Bahadur Shah, for some centuries.

Historical records compiled by Muslim historian Maulana Hakim Saiyid Abdul Hai attest to the iconoclasm of Qutb-ud-din Aybak.

Qutub Minar is the world's tallest brick minaret, commenced by Qutb-ud-din Aybak of the Slave dynasty.

* Qutb-ud-din Aybak, a Ghurid slave commander, captures Delhi.

Son-in-law of Qutb-ud-din Aybak.

Qutb-ud-din Aybak, one of his generals proclaimed himself Sultan of Delhi.

It is the only piece of the Hindu temple remaining, which stood there before being destroyed by Qutb-ud-din Aybak to build the Qutub Minar and Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque.

The pillar initially stood in the centre of a Jain temple complex housing twenty-seven temples ; these were destroyed by Qutb-ud-din Aybak, and their material was used in building the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutb complex which now surrounds the pillar.

This led to another successful campaign against Deogiri by Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah Khilji and the fort was annexed to the Delhi Sultanate.