Learn about the life and achievements of Qutub-ud-din Aibak , the slave of Muhammad Ghori who became the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Explore his role in the battles of Tarain, his expansion of Ghurid territory in India, and his architectural legacy. Learn about the life and reign of Qutb-Ud-Din Aibak , the first Turkish Sultan of Delhi and the real founder of Turkish rule in India. Find out how he faced internal and external threats, consolidated his power and extended his conquests. Qutb ud-Din Aibak (Persian: قطبالدین ایبک; 1150 – 4 November 1210) 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. A native of Turkestan, Aibak was sold into slavery as a child. He was purchased by a Qazi at Nishapur in Persia, where he learned ... Qutubuddin Aibak (1206-1210) Qutubuddin Aibak was a brave, energetic and capable commander. He rendered ayeoman’s service to his master in the conquest of Northern India and founded the first independent Turkish dynasty.
