GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The first ruler of the Mamluk Dynasty. Born to a Turkish family in Central Asia. Sold as a slave to Muhammad Ghori, the ruler of Ghor in Afghanistan. Aibak rose up the ranks and became Ghori’s trusted general and commander.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Slave dynasty was founded by Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, a favourite slave of the Muslim general and later sultan Muḥammad of Ghūr. Quṭb al-Dīn had been among Muḥammad’s most trusted Turkish officers and had overseen his master’s Indian conquests. When Muḥammad was assassinated in 1206, Quṭb took power in Lahore.

Detailed explanation-3: -Qutub-ud-din Aibak was the first slave king of Delhi Sultanate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Iltutmish is known as the “slave of a slave” as he succeeded Qutubuddin Aibak founder of slave dynasty in India. Iltutmish is called the real founder of the slave dynasty.

Detailed explanation-5: -Writers call Qutb-ud-din-Aibak who was the founder of the Mamluk or the Slave Dynasty as “Lakh Baksh” meaning “giver of lakhs” because when he was the Sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi he donated a large sum of money in charity and he was very generous to his people.