Indian History Part 54 The Slave Dynasty Section III The Story of the Qutb Minar

Canberra, 30 October 2016 The name Qutb Minar in Delhi is spelt in many different ways: Qutub Minar, Qutab Minar, Kutub Minar, Kutb Minar and also as one word Qutubminar. This document will use the most common one, Qutb Minar. Ancient monuments provide the researcher with reliable information regarding the early conditions of a particular […]

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Indian History Part 54 The Slave Dynasty Section II Shams ud-Din Iltutmish

  Canberra, 12 October 2016 Qutb ud-Din Aibak’s untimely death caused a great deal of confusion amongst his followers. In Lahore, the officials placed his son Aram Shah on the throne, but the courtiers in Delhi refused to accept or support the new ruler. Aram Shah was generally considered to be weak, indecisive and unfit […]

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Indian History Part 54 The Slave Dynasty Sect I Qutb ud-Din Aibak

Canberra, 9 September 2016 Prologue Muhammad of Ghur died without siring any sons and not leaving a clearly nominated successor to the empire that he had forged. At the time of his death the Ghur domains were divided into three principalities and administered by three chief nobles who immediately declared their independence—Taj al-Din Yildiz in […]

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