GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Qutb ud-Din Aibak became the sultan of Delhi, and that was the beginning of the Slave dynasty. Aibak rose to power when his Ghurid overlord Muhammad of Ghor was assassinated.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Slave dynasty is so named because its sultans were slaves or the heirs of slaves. At the time, slavery was an important part of the political system in eastern Muslim countries. Slaves, usually of Turkish descent, were trained to serve as loyal specialists in warfare and government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aibak was succeeded by Aram Shah, and then by his son-in-law Iltutmish, who transformed the loosely-held Ghurid territories of India into the powerful Delhi Sultanate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mamluk dynasty was also known as slave dynasty because it consisted of rulers of slave origins. Many nobles did not accept these slave rulers, so their rule was explicitly supported by the Caliphate.