Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.2.3 Delhi Sultanate: dynasties

3.2.3.1 Mamluk dynasty: Qutbuddin Aibak and Iltutmish

Qutbuddin Aibak started the Delhi Sultanate in 1206 and Iltutmish, his slave and son-in-law, turned it into an independent, recognised and organised state.

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Key terms

  • Mamluk
  • Slave dynasty
  • Aibak
  • Iltutmish
  • Lahore
  • Delhi
  • Quwwat-ul-Islam
  • Qutb Minar
  • Chahalgani
  • tanka
  • jital
  • Qubacha
  • Yildiz
  • Chengiz Khan
  • investiture

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