THE SLAVE DYNASTY : 1206 AD
    
     Qutbuddin Aibak (1206-1210 AD)
     In 1206, when Muhammad of Gour died, Qutbuddin became the Sultan of 
     India. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as
     a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as Slave Dynasty.
     The construction of Qutubminar was started during his regime.
    
     Aram Shah Qutbuddin (1210-1211 AD)
     He was succeeded by his son Aram Shah. He was incompetent and so was
     defeated by Iltutmish, Qutbuddin's son-in-law, in 1211 AD.

     Iltutmish (1211-1236 AD)
     After defeating Aram Shah, Iltutmish occupied the throne. As he started his 
     career as slave of Qutbuddin, he was called slave of slave. He brought the 
     silver coins called the tanka.He completed the construction of Qutub Minar.
     He died in 1236 AD.  
 
     Rukhuddin Firoz Shah (1236 AD) 
     Iltutmish's son Rukhuddin Firoz was raised to the throne of Delhi. But as he 
     was unfit, he was dethroned and was killed in November 1236 AD. 

     Razziya Sultan (1236-1240 AD)  
     After Rukhuddin Firoz was dethroned, Iltutmish's daughter Razziya was 
     accepted as the ruler. But being a woman, she faced opposition from 
     many of her sardars in the court. She was put to death by the rebellious
     nobles in October 1240 AD. She was the first and only woman ever to
     ascend the throne of Delhi. 
  
     Muizuddin Bahram (1240-1242 AD)
     Razziya's two successors were Bahram and Masad.They were incompetent and
     worthless. Bahram died on May 15, 1242. Nasiruddin Mahmud (1246-1266 AD) 
     Nasiruddin Mahmud,the youngest son of Iltumish, was raised as the Sultan of
     Delhi in 1246 AD. He used to spend most of the time in prayer. So his Prime 
     Minister Ghiyasuddin Balban used to manage the state of affairs. Nasiruddin 
     died in February 1266 AD .

     Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-1286 AD) 
     After the death of Nasiruddin, Ghiyasuddin seized the throne. He subdued 
     the rebellious sardars in Sindh, Ayodhya and Bengal. The Sultan paid more 
     attention to the production of arms and weapons and the result was that
     the Mongols could not penetrate in to India. He died in 1286 AD.

     Muizuddin Kaiquabad (1287-1290 AD)
     Muizuddin was very young and paid no attention to the state affairs. He was 
     finally killed in 1290 AD and Jalaluddin Firuz ascended the throne on June 13,
     1290 AD. 
   

     
      
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