Year 1192 - Muhammad Ghori had defeated Prithviraj Chauhan and
merrily returned back to Afghanistan. He appointed Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a Turkic
slave, who later rose through ranks to become a general in Ghori’s army, as his
Governor of Delhi.
Muhammad Ghori had no sons. After he was assassinated in 1206, his
dominions were divided among his slaves. Qutb-ud-din Aibak became the sultan of
Delhi. A lover of art and literature, he started the construction of the Qutub
Minar. But due to a fatal accident while playing polo, he couldn't witness its
completion.
Aibak’s successor, Iltutmish decided to fulfill his father’s wish
and carried out the remaining construction of Qutub Minar. Genghis khan was on
the rise during the same time. But Iltutmish was able to establish a cordial
diplomatic contact with the Abbasid Caliphate between 1228–29 and had managed
to keep India unaffected by the invasions of Genghis Khan and his successors.
After Iltutmish died in 1236, Delhi was at the mercy of a series
of weak rulers. Many noblemen declared rebellion, and assumed leadership of
their respective provinces. Such was the state until Ghiyas-ud-din Balban came
to power, and successfully thwarted external and internal threats to the
Sultanate. Balban died at the age of eighty, pretty impressive for those times.
However, due to the lack of a suitable heir, the throne eventually passed to
three year old Kayumaras. Apparently, it was too much pressure for the young
lad, as his guardian, Jalal-ud-din Khilji, ultimately dethroned Kayumaras in
1290. This marked the end of the Mamluk dynasty in Delhi's history.
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