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Iltutmish. Shams ud-Din Iltutmish ( Persian: شمس الدین ایلتتمش; died 30 April 1236, r. 1211–1236) was the third of the Mamluk kings who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus considered the effective founder of the Delhi Sultanate .
- Ilam Khan
- Sunni Islam
- June 1211 – 30 April 1236
- Rukn ud din Firuz
Apr 25, 2024 · Iltutmish (died April 29, 1236) was the third and greatest Delhi sultan of the so-called Slave dynasty. Iltutmish was sold into slavery but married the daughter of his master, Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, whom he succeeded in 1211. He strengthened and expanded the Muslim empire in northern India and moved the capital to Delhi, where he built the great ...
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Oct 6, 2022 · Iltutmish married Aibak's daughter Turkan Khatun. Their four children were Nasiruddin Mahmud, Razia Sultana, Muiz ud din Bahram and Rukn ud din Firuz. Iltutmish was a dedicated Muslim, prayed regularly and organised religious discourses in his court.
Aug 23, 2020 · Razia was the only daughter born to the third and greatest Delhi sultan, Iltutmish, and his favorite wife, Terken Khatun. Iltutmish celebrated her birth with great pomp and ceremony, going so far as to hold grand festivals. Women of the era were taught to be submissive to men.
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish ( Persian: شمس الدین ایلتتمش; died 30 April 1236, r. 1211–1236) was the third of the Mamluk kings who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus considered the effective founder of the Delhi Sultanate.
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March 9. Iltutmish – First sovereign Muslim ruler of Delhi. Shams ud-Din Iltutmish was among the most important rulers of the slave dynasty. He was the slave who rose and earned the position of Sultan based on sheer merit. He captured the throne in 1211 after he dethroned and murdered the incapable ruler Aram Shah.
Qutbuddin Muhammad (blinded and executed in 1236) –with Turkan Khatun; he was the youngest son of Iltutmish and popular among the statesmen. In 1236 during the reign of Ruknuddin Firuz, Shah Turkan started mistreating her rival and one of them was Qutbuddin, who had been blinded and executed. This incident led rebellion against Ruknuddin Firuz.
