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Qutb al-Din Aibak

1150 - 1210

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Qutb ud-Din Aibak (Persian: قطب‌الدین ایبک; 1150 – 4 November 1210) 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 established his own independent rule in Lahore, and laid the foundations for the Sultanate of Delhi. A native of Turkestan, Aibak was sold into slavery as a child. He was purchased by a Qazi at Nishapur in Persia, where he learned archery and horse-riding among other skills. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Qutb al-Din Aibak is the 1,068th most popular politician (up from 2,454th in 2019). (up from 273rd in 2019)

Qutb al-din aibak is most famous for being the first Muslim ruler of India.

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Among politicians, Qutb al-Din Aibak ranks 1,068 out of 19,576. Before him are Lev Kamenev, Gyula Andrássy, Cato the Younger, Frederick VI of Denmark, Henry Clay, and Jozef Tiso. After him are Ranil Wickremesinghe, Alberto Fujimori, Basil I, Ḫattušili III, Anne of Brittany, and Attalus I.

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Among people born in 1150, Qutb al-Din Aibak ranks 2. Before him is Guy of Lusignan. After him are Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Saxo Grammaticus, Arnaut Daniel, Robert IV of Sablé, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Canute I of Sweden, Roman the Great, Leo I, King of Armenia, Peter II of Bulgaria, and Kaykhusraw I. Among people deceased in 1210, Qutb al-Din Aibak ranks 1. After him are Arnaut Daniel, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Hartmann von Aue, Sverker II of Sweden, Lu You, Walter Map, and Philippa of Armenia.

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