GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Alauddin Khalji
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Iltutmish
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Sikandar Lodi
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Firuz Tughlaq
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was repaired by Alauddin Khalji, Firuz Shah Tughluq, Muhammad Tughluq, and Ibrahim Lodi whenever it was damaged by earthquakes or lightning.
Detailed explanation-2: -Started by Qutub-ud-din Aibak, the Qutub Minar was completed by Iltutmish. It stands 72.5m tall and has five floors.
Detailed explanation-3: -The top floor of the minaret was damaged by lightning in 1369 and was rebuilt by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who added another storey. In 1505, an earthquake damaged the Qutub Minar and it was repaired by Sikandar Lodi.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the inscriptions on its surface it was repaired by Firuz Shah Tughlaq (AD 1351-88) and Sikandar Lodi (AD 1489-1517). Major R. Smith also repaired and restored the minar in 1829. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, to the north-east of minar was built by Qutbu’d-Din Aibak in AD 1198.