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Qutb al-Din Aybak

Type Figure Region India Time 1150–1210 Also known as Aybak、Ghurid commander

Qutb al-Din Aybak (c. 1150–1210), born in Turkestan in Central Asia, a slave in childhood, later taken up by Muhammad of Ghor at Ghazni;…

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  1. 1161–1170Around Nishapur and Ghazni · NishapurIn the 1160s Aybak was roughly ten to twenty years old, receiving training in horsemanship, archery and the Quran in Khorasan, gradually entering Muhammad of Ghor's service, not yet participating in Indian expeditions.
  2. 1191–1206Delhi and Punjab · PunjabHe took part in the battles of Tarain in 1191–1192 and Chandawar in 1194; after Muhammad returned to Central Asia in 1193, Aybak based himself at Delhi, conquering the lands between the Ganges and Yamuna and the remnants of the Rajputs, and defeating Hariraja, brother of Prithviraj.
  3. 1206–1210Lahore · LahoreAfter Muhammad of Ghor's assassination in 1206, Aybak declared independence at Lahore and freed his slaves, married Yildiz's daughter to consolidate his position, began the Qutb Minar, and died in 1210, succeeded by Iltutmish.

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