Iltutmish the Mamluk empire.
Iltutmish had shown great deference to these Turkish chiefs.
The other storeys were built by his successor Iltutmish.
The tomb of Iltutmish(AD 1211-36) was built in AD 1235.
Iltutmish was the first Turkish ruler who started
the pure Arabian coins.
Iltutmish's eldest son, Nasir-ud-din
Mahmud, had died in 1229 while governing Bengal as his father's deputy.
Aibak's successor, Iltutmish decided to fulfill his father's wish and carried out
the remaining construction of Qutub Minar.
The invasion of Ujjain by Iltutmish in 1234 triggered off a systematic desecration and despoiling of temples.
After Aibak died, Aram Shah assumed power
in 1210, but he was assassinated in 1211 by Shams ud-Din Iltutmish.
Iltutmish returned to Delhi in 1231 after having captured Gwalior,
and the issue of succession was foremost on his mind.
By the time of Iltutmish, the Mamluk empire had stabilised enough
that the Sultan could replace most of his conscripted Hindu masons with Muslims.
By the time of Iltutmish, the Mamluk empire had stabilized enough
that the Sultan could replace most of his conscripted Hindu masons with Muslims.
By the time of Iltutmish, the Mamluk empire had stablized enough
that the Sultan could replace most of his conscripted Hindu masons with Muslims.
By the time of Iltutmish, the Mamluk Empire had stabilized enough
that the Sultan could replace most of his recruited Hindu masons with Muslims.
All the qualities of an efficient ruler existed in
her and Razia was more capable of becoming a ruler than his brothers, so Iltutmish choose Razia Sultan as his successor.
However after his sudden death in 1229 CE, Iltutmish became worried about a worthy successor as he felt
all his surviving sons born of his other wives were incapable to rule.
However after his sudden death in 1229 CE, Iltutmish became worried of a worthy successor as he felt
all his surviving sons born of his other wives were incapable to rule.
Given the fact that Shams-Al-Din Iltutmish entered the court of the Delhi sultanate as a Turk slave
and died as Sultan of Delhi, might have been the first indication that his daughter, Jalalat-Al-Din Raziya was destined for greatness.