Qutb ud-Din Aibak
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Qutb ud-Din Aibak was a Turkic general of the Ghurid emperor Muhammad Ghori. He was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's assassination in 1206, he establis
Grave of Qutb ud-Din Aibak, in Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore
The Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque in Ajmer was started in 1192 and completed in 1199 by Qutb al-Din Aibak.
The Qutb Minar in Delhi was started by Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1199 and completed by his son-in-law Iltutmish in 1220. It is an example of the Mamluk dynasty's works
A modern artist's impression of the accident that caused Aibak's death
Muhammad of Ghor
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Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam, also known as Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori, was a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty based in the Ghor region of what is today central Afghanistan who ruled from 1173
Gold coin of Muhammad from Ghazni, for circulation in Central Asia and what is present-day Afghanistan
The last stand of Rajputs, depicting the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192
Bengal coinage of Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji (1204–1206). Struck in the name of Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad, dated Samvat 1262 (1204). Obverse: Horseman with Nagari legend around: samvat 1262 bhadrapada "August, year 1262". Reverse: Nagari legend: srīma ha/ mīra mahama /da sāmaḥ "Lord Emir Mohammed [ibn] Sam".
Artistic description of Muhammad's assassination while offering evening prayers.