Question

Which of the following monuments was not built by the Slave dynasty?

1. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
2. Alai Darwaza
3. The Qutb Minar
4. Adhai Din Ka-Jhompra

• A. i, ii
• B. All
• C. iii, iv
• D. ii only

Answer 1

Answer:

D. ii only

Mamluk dynasty / Slave Dynasty

• After the death of Muhammad of Ghor, Qutbuddin Aybak (his Commander-in-chief) established rule in CE 1206 with Delhi as the seat of power. This dynasty is known as the Mamluk dynasty (Slave Dynasty).

• The dynasty was in charge between 1206 to 1290.

• The Delhi Sultanate ruled this first dynasty.

• When Jalal-ud-din-Firuz Khilji overthrew Muiz ud-din Qaiqabad in 1290, the Mamluk dynasty was put to an end.

• The dynasty was passed down to the Khilji (or Khalji), the second to rule the Delhi Sultanate.

• Iltutmish assumed power after Qutbuddin. He conquered Multan, Lahore, Bengal, etc. He introduced a uniform monetary system. Tanka and Jital were the newly introduced coins.

• Ghiyas ud din Balban was the major ruler who rose to power after the reign of Iltutmish.

• Sultana Raziyya (the daughter of Iltutmish) was the only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206-1210)

• Aibak was Mohammed Ghori's personal assistant. The Arabic word for slave is Mumluk

• He constructed Delhi's Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque as a tribute to Islam's dominance in India.

• He constructed the Adhai Din Ka-Jhompra Mosque in Ajmer.

• During his reign, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki, a Sufi saint, started construction on the Qutub Minar

Iltutmish (1211-1236)

• He transferred the capital from Lahore to Delhi.

• He completed the Qutb Minar and the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque.

• He established the feudal Iqtha/iqthadari regime

• The Khalji dynasty succeeded the Mamluk dynasty. Alauddin Khalji was the most prominent Khalji ruler

• Alai Darwaza was built by Sultan Alauddin Khilji in the year 1311